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It has been caused by a slow-moving low-pressure system and many in the local area have never seen anything like it in living memory. Rescue services have been overwhelmed, with more than 2,000 workers involved. In the past 24 hours alone, 300 flood rescues have been undertaken and more than 500 have been carried out since the crisis started. Of the rescued, 22 people were airlifted, including 18 picked up from flooded homes and streets and four from a bridge. A number of pets, along with their owners, were also rescued, including four dogs and one cat.
Taree, in the Mid-North Coast, is one of the worst affected. The region’s river rose to more than 6.3 meters (20.6 feet), exceeding a record set in a flood nearly 100 years ago. Rescue and supply operations have been hampered by extremely limited access to some remote communities.
Deaths, Missing and Ongoing Threats
A 63-year-old man, identified by police as David Knowles, was tragically found dead on Wednesday afternoon at a property near Taree, on the mid north coast. Another man in his 30s was found dead submerged in floodwaters in the morning near Rosewood, days after reports of a vehicle trapped in a rising river. Disparate searches are also underway for a woman whose car was swamped by floodwaters and a man who had ventured out for a walk near a flooded road and did not return home.
The flooding has closed more than 100 schools and has left thousands of homes and businesses without power. Close to 10,000 properties in the Mid-North Coast are at risk of flooding. Exchanges have been established to temporarily relocate persons who have been displaced by the disaster.
Officials Call for Preparedness as More Rain Is Expected
NSW Premier Chris Minns called for calm but warned residents that the danger was far from over. Further 300mm (12 inches) of rain are expected in some areas by Friday, forecasts say. Minns stressed the need to monitor emergency updates closely and encouraged residents in “prepare to evacuate” zones to leave if it was safe.
He recognized it might be a challenge for some people to evacuate, like the elderly or families with young children, but said clearing people out of harm’s way makes it easier for emergency services to operate.
Already the government is throwing everything we possibly can at this and we will continue to do so,” said NSW Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib. NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Colin Malone said the worsening conditions, with fast-moving rivers and water-logged roads, were preventing rescuers from reaching some areas.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor party won the last election in Australia on a platform of urgent action on climate change, offered his sympathy to the family of David Knowles, calling the loss “devastating” and pledging federal aid to help deal with the ongoing emergency.
Officials continue to monitor the situation, warning that more destruction and danger could come the longer the rain doesn’t let up.
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