Multiple warnings are in place for NSW as a dangerous weather system sets in, bringing heavy rain, the threat of flooding and possible landslides.
The NSW SES Canterbury unit team has performed a flood rescue involving a car stuck at a red light when the water levels rose. Two people, including a child, were rescued from inside the car.Two Australian Defence Force helicopters will be available to assist with rescues as areas of NSW brace for intense rainfall and possible flooding.
"I want to assure people that the federal government … is 100 per cent prepared for what might lie ahead," Mr Watt said from Brisbane on Saturday. "You do lose a lot of sleep and start thinking things that you probably shouldn’t," he told SBS News. "We know floodwater is extremely dangerous, especially for drivers. If the road is flooded, turn around and find another way," Transport for NSW's Roger Weeks says.
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