Australian authorities started today rehabilitation work The damage caused by the catastrophic floods in the southeast of the country that claimed the lives of at least five people.

Emergency services in the state of New South Wales said that the flooding losses that swept the area have continued in the past few days. “Early estimates show that at least 10,000 properties have been damaged by unprecedented floods,” report in a press release.

Conditions have improved since Friday in the affected areas of Australia’s most densely populated state. However, hundreds of floodwaters remain in structures where they sought refuge, the head of emergency management service said Mike Washing at a press conference on Sydney. As he said, only the night that passed were made 52 Rescue Businesses.

Victims’ report increased after finding an 80 -year -old found dead in a flooded house about 50 kilometers away from Tarione of the cities that have been affected more than the floods, police said.

The prime minister Anthony Albanesiwho was forced to cancel his visit to Tari Because of the floods, he said he was “Awesome listening to the news of more losses of lives.”

Torrential rainfall caused the overflow of rivers, thus flooding huge areas, trapping about 50,000 inhabitantsmany of whom resorted to rooftop buildings awaiting help from rescue workshops.

Australia has been hit in recent years by extreme weather. After drought and devastating fires at the end of the previous decade, severe flooding has caused chaos since early 2021.