Over 150 people have been taken to safety and hundreds more are isolated.
Hundreds of people have been rescued during one-in-500-year flooding after parts of Australia’s east copped four months of rain in two days.
Flooded residents are warned to prepare for long periods of isolation while others are urged to evacuate.
Almost 300 flood rescues were carried out on Wednesday, including helicopters lifting stranded occupants off their roofs to safety in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of NSW.
More helicopters and crews are on their way to join the rescue efforts.
The state and federal governments have activated disaster support — including emergency accommodation — for 16 local government areas and the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared it a “significant event” and started collecting data for claims.
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Source: https://7news.com.au/news/residents-winched-to-safety-as-downpour-swells-flooding-in-nsw-c-18767611
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