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New South Wales woke up today and said, “Let’s see if we can build Atlantis, but with worse infrastructure.” Relentless storms have hammered the state, turning streets into canals, front yards into swimming pools, and family sedans into sad little boats. The SES has been running full sprint (and swim) trying to rescue people who thought “nah, she’ll be right” applied to rising floodwaters.

As for the politicians? They're already popping up with their trusty old line about "unexpected weather patterns," because somehow, three decades of climate warnings just don’t count when there are photo ops with sandbags to attend. The floods are hammering areas already beaten down by droughts, fires, and, oh right, last year’s floods.

It's like Mother Nature decided NSW needed the full apocalypse sampler pack. Some towns have been evacuated, highways are closed, and emergency alerts are going out so fast they might as well have a permanent spot on your phone. Meanwhile, media crews are treating it like the season finale of "Who Wants to Be Underwater?" Bigger picture: Australia's climate crisis continues its slow, grinding campaign to ruin everything from insurance rates to backyard barbies, while leaders keep using “unprecedented” like a get-out-of-jail-free card.

We could invest in serious resilience projects, but sure, let’s just hand out more sandbags and call it a day. Latest update: Rescues are still underway, the rain isn’t finished, and meteorologists are now just shrugging and handing out flippers. On the bright side, NSW might finally break a world record — assuming "Largest Unplanned Water Park" becomes an official Guinness category.

Sources: 9News, "Flood rescues as severe weather smashes NSW," 29 April 2025