Sydney ‘Dodged a Bullet’ as Less Rain Falls Than Expected

Construction workers watch the overflowing Parramatta river in Sydney, Australia, on March 3, 2022. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Greater Sydney has been given a reprieve from the flooding hitting much of the northeast coast of New South Wales after less rainfall than predicted fell in the city overnight.

Homes in the Hawkesbury-Nepean region have avoided destruction after the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) revised their forecast and said it was unlikely the water levels would reach those seen in March 2021.