Five-year-old child washed away in floodwaters in western NSW
Heavy rain has eased in inland NSW but flood warnings were active for 28 river systems from the inland west through to the northern rivers and the mid-north coast.Heavy rain has eased in inland NSW but flood warnings were active for 28 river systems from the inland west through to the northern rivers and the mid-north coast.
First published on Sat 24 Sep 2022 02.19 BST A five-year-old boy has died after the vehicle he was travelling in was washed away in flood waters in New South Wales’ central west. Two vehicles became trapped in flood waters on the McGrane Way at Tullamore, north-west of Parkes on Friday night.Emergency services rescued four people – a 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman, along with a young boy and girl – who were clinging to trees, but were told a five-year-old boy had been trapped in the car. A second vehicle was later trapped in the same location at about 11pm. It was the occupants of this vehicle who alerted emergency services after freeing themselves. Police, SES, the Rural Fire Service and NSW Ambulance paramedics attended the scene, where a boat was used to rescue the family who was taken to Dubbo base hospital for observation.About 3.20pm, the boy’s body was located in the submerged Hilux by police divers. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident was under way and a report will be prepared for the coroner.Heavy falls eased in inland NSW and the state’s north coast on Friday, leading forecasters to cancel a severe weather warning as the low-pressure system began to move offshore. “This is an evolving situation and the Bureau of Meteorology is monitoring rainfall and river heights closely,” the BoM said in a statement on Friday. Flood warnings remained active for 28 river systems from the inland west, through to the northern rivers and the mid-north coast on Saturday. Severe thunderstorms were predicted to dump more buckets of rain over the east coast on Saturday, as cells stretch from theborder to the Blue Mountains, raising a risk of flash flooding, downed trees, fallen powerlines and dangerous driving conditions. On Saturday, flood warnings remained in place for the Tweed, Wilsons, Clarence, Bellinger, Nambucca, Macleay, Orara, Upper Macintyre, Macintyre, Gwydir, Peel, Namoi, Castlereagh, Macquarie, Bogan, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, Belubula, Culgoa, Birrie, Bokhara, Narran, Warrego, Paroo, Darling and Upper Murray, Murray and Edward Rivers. In the town of Gunnedah, home to 9,000 people, the Namoi River passed major flood levels, reaching the 7.9 metres mark late on Friday night and was expected to peak at 8.3 metres on Saturday morning. At Wee Waa, just 120km north-west, floodwaters peaked at the Namoi on Thursday and were falling slowly, with the BoM predicting they will remain above major flood levels until next week.Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our
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