Dramatic vision has captured a rescue mission in Orange and Eugowra, after surging torrents of floodwater inundated NSW's Central West region overnight. MORE: 9News
The Land Rover LifeFlight helicopter rescued 18 people and 14 pets - including dogs, cats and a turtle - from floodwaters in Orange and Eugowra.
"The campers told the crew it wasn't raining when they went to bed last night, but they awoke early this morning to water rising halfway up caravans," LifeFlight said in a statement.The group was then transferred to an ambulance at Orange Airport.The helicopter continued on its rescue mission to Eugowra where two neighbours were trapped by surrounding fast-flowing floodwaters.
Further upstream, the helicopter found a woman whose home had been destroyed after floodwaters blew out the windows due to the shear force of the torrents.
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