388: Daily Dose @ 5: About 334 evacuated from flood-hit Baling, 50,000 told to evacuate Sydney floods

<div>AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, July 5, 2022,  the floods that hit several villages in Baling yesterday have left three dead so far.<br /><br /> A continuous three-hour downpour y’day, caused the waters of Sungai Kupang to overflow into the local residential areas by the riverside, affecting 85 houses.<br /> <br /> Baling district police chief Supt Shamsudin Mamat said a total of 334 victims from nine villages here have been evacuated to several relief centres.<br /> <br /> <br /> Also, about 50,000 people in Australia’s Sydney have been told to evacuate their homes as torrential rains continued to batter the country’s east coast.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, 19,000 homes are without power as the federal govt declares natural disaster in 23 parts of New South Wales.<br /> <br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.<br /> <br /> <br /> </div>