LIVE! Billions of dollars in damage! Australia and New Zealand are praying for more flood relief!

Australia is back in the midst of a big flood! Torrential rains hit the southeast coast of Australia, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes due to the risk of flooding and landslides in a region that has been hit by severe flooding four times in the past 18 months. Parts of New South Wales have seen months of rain in recent days, causing rivers to burst their banks and Sydney's main dam, Warragamba, to release water. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated that flooding in March and April in New South Wales and southeast Queensland resulted in A$4.8 billion (€3.1 billion) in insured damages. Australia has been hit by the Pacific La Niña weather event for two consecutive years, which typically brings above average rainfall on the east coast. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the La Niña event ended in June, but there is a 50/50 chance it could happen again later this year. High ocean surface temperatures and another phenomenon, the Indian Ocean dipole,