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  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

    A massive clean-up and recovery operation continues following record flooding in the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter regions. Almost 800 properties have been deemed "uninhabitable" as damage assessments continue. There are calls for caravans and accommodation pods to be delivered to the worst affected areas. Almost 800 properties have been declared uninhabitable as a massive clean-up and recovery operation continues in the wake of record-breaking floods in New South Wales.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

    Gale-force winds are expected to hit parts of New South Wales that are still reeling from the effects of record flooding. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) deputy coordinator-general, Joe Buffone, told reporters at the National Situation Room in Canberra today that attention had now turned to a cold front moving through South Australia and Victoria. He said the front would also impact southern and eastern NSW.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Isla Evans |Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

    Authorities are urging residents "not to be complacent" as record-breaking flooding continues to impact New South Wales. Three people have been confirmed dead following the recovery of a woman's body from her car on Thursday. The woman, aged 60, had been warned about driving through floodwater after initially travelling in convoy with a police officer on Wednesday night near Dorrigo.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Max Tillman |Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

    Homes have been inundated and people are on their roofs as record flooding swamps the New South Wales Mid North Coast. The Manning River is flooding at a level never seen before at Taree, surpassing the 1929 record of 6 metres early this morning, and is still rising. During the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responded to 887 incidents, including 118 flood rescues.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Zaarkacha Marlan |Catherine James |Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

    A small community in in north-west New South Wales remains in shock today after two young boys were found dead inside a home at Coonabarabran. Police went to the house yesterday afternoon after receiving a "concern for welfare" report. They discovered the bodies of two boys aged six and seven. A 66-year-old woman who was at the house and who the ABC understands is their grandmother was arrested at the scene and remains in hospital under police guard. The news has rocked the close-knit community.

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