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"The ongoing wet weather across south-eastern Australia has shown no signs of
abating, with flash and riverine flooding across large regions of New South
Wales and Victoria.
In NSW there were 17 flood warnings – eight in the major flood category –
across the state on Tuesday. Carlene York, the State Emergency Services
commissioner, said the agency was leading “the biggest operations in relation
to flood response across NSW in its history”. A natural disaster declaration,
affecting 70 local government areas, had been in place since 14 September.
In the central west town of Forbes, residents were told to evacuate after the
Lachlan River rose faster than forecast. It was the second major flood event
the town had experienced in a fortnight, and the third in the last four weeks.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Steven Bernasconi said flood waters at Forbes were
expected to reach 10.8 metres on Tuesday afternoon, similar to a flood in June
1952. Forbes saw the highest daily total rainfall in Australia in the last
week, receiving 118mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday.
Those in affected areas can expect little reprieve, with more heavy rainfall
predicted for the weekend. What is driving the continuing flood crisis?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
