Australian PM looking for long-term flood solutions

Australian Prime Minister said "long-term solutions" were needed for his country as its most populous city deals with flooding. Floodwaters had inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia's largest city.
New South Wales Premier who spoke alongside the Prime Minister, said evacuation orders and official warnings to prepare to abandon homes were given to 85,000 people by Wednesday, up from 50,000. According to Prime Minister, federal funding would be available to flood victims less than two days after a disaster was declared in 23 local government areas.