Heavy rains hit eastern Australia on Tuesday, prompting an evacuation order for thousands of flood-weary residents for the second time in a month, as authorities warned that intense weather was likely to continue for the next 24 hours.

Heavy rains hit eastern Australia on Tuesday, prompting an evacuation order for thousands of flood-weary residents for the second time in a month, as authorities warned that intense weather was likely to continue for the next 24 hours.