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The water level rises and rises.
There is still no sign of relief in the flood areas in southeast Australia.
Forest fires raged in the state of New South Wales last year.
Rescue workers are now deployed with helicopters and boats to save people from the masses of water.
Thousands are cut off from the outside world - not just humans.
Sharon Behan, resident:
“I thought it was a swan, but it turned out to be an emu. So I called you by boat to get him to safety. "
The great ratite was trapped in a flooded paddock.
With the help of supporters, the owner was able to recapture his emu.
In the western suburbs of Sydney too, pet owners are trying to get themselves and their pets to safety together with neighbors and emergency services.
Sharon, dog breeder:
“Now they're being evacuated by boat. As you can see the water is very high. It's a very large property, 22 hectares, so the water has risen quite a bit to get that high. It is really amazing to see this amount of water. People live on this property. It is only important that the animals and our employees are doing well, everything else is replaceable. It's really sad. And we're just a few of many struggling with the rain that's coming down in Sydney right now. "
Many wild animals are unlikely to be saved.
According to media reports, spiders and snakes seek refuge in houses and apartments in many places - a behavior that flood-plagued Australians have known from the past.
However, the effects of the floods have not been as devastating as this year in decades.
Alicia Pitt, resident:
“There were floods last year too, but not that bad. We live on the other side of the river. When we were just over there to take our van to higher ground, we were suddenly trapped there because of the landslides, so we were there for a couple of days. "
Around 18,000 people had to be brought to safety north of Sydney.
The Prime Minister of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, announced an evacuation of 15,000 more people on Tuesday.
Because the end of the rain is only in sight in the coming days.