Sydney floods: before and after photos show how city roads and parks became rivers and lakes

There have been extraordinary scenes throughout Sydney on Tuesday after hours of torrential rain soaked an already saturated metropolis.

Roads turned to rivers and a bridge was inundated, with some suburbs nearly totally reduce off on the northern seashores the place greater than 100mm of rain fell in six hours.

Tens of hundreds of residents have been ordered to evacuate in Sydney’s north and south-west and plenty of extra have been warned to organize to go away, together with some in Manly.

Right here, you possibly can see pictures taken on Tuesday alongside Google Road View photographs of the identical places.

That is the 17-metre-high Roseville Bridge in Sydney’s north – one in all three crossings that join the northern seashores to the town – earlier than and after the floods. The bridge’s drainage system was unable to deal with the deluge.

Roseville bridge, which crosses Middle Harbour, before the floods — Roseville Bridge, which crosses Center Harbour, earlier than the floods. Photograph: Google Maps

Cars float on the Roseville bridge — Automobiles float on the Roseville Bridge. Photograph: @real_MrIves/Twitter

Right here is Camden Showground earlier than and after the floods. The tables and chairs have disappeared within the second picture and the bins float close by.

Camden Showground looks the perfect picnic spot on a sunny day — Camden Showground seems to be the proper picnic spot on a sunny day. Photograph: Google Maps

Camden Showground during the floods on Tuesday — Camden Showground in the course of the floods on Tuesday. Photograph: Dean Lewins/EPA

Right here is Mackellar Women Campus in Manly Vale, the place highschool college students filmed a automotive being swept away exterior their classroom window.

Mackellar Girls Campus in Manly Vale before the floods — Mackellar Women Campus in Manly Vale earlier than the floods. Photograph: Google Maps

Mackellar Girls Campus students wait outside in knee-deep water on Tuesday — Mackellar Women Campus college students wait exterior in knee-deep water on Tuesday. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

At this petrol station on Newbridge Street in Chipping Norton, automobiles are changed by a lone boat.

A petrol station on Newbridge Road in Chipping Norton before the floods — A petroleum station on Newbridge Street in Chipping Norton earlier than the floods. Photograph: Google Maps

The same petrol station, but with cars unable to drive on flooded roads, locals used a boat instead — The identical petrol station, however with automobiles unable to drive on flooded roads, locals used a ship as an alternative. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Pictures

That is the street exterior the Camden tennis courts earlier than and after the floods. The roof of the pavilion is simply seen within the second picture.

The Camden tennis courts on Mitchell Street before the floods — The Camden tennis courts on Mitchell Road earlier than the floods. Photograph: Google Maps

Camden tennis courts underwater. Photograph: Muhammad Farooq/AFP/Getty Pictures

These three photographs of an intersection in Windsor present the distinction just a few days makes. The primary and second photographs have been taken on 3 March with flood waters protecting the roads, however on Tuesday the water is so excessive solely half the signal and buildings are seen.