CONTENT WARNING: A young female has been rescued after she became trapped in rising flood waters. The last 24 hours has seen the SES respond to more than 1400 requests for assistance and conduct 29 flood rescues. MORE: 9News NSWFloods
"If you receive a text message from +61 444 444 444, it's an official alert that requires attention and to take action early," the SES said, asking people not to think it's a scam and ignore the message."Communities can prepare now by understanding their risk and monitoring weather conditions.
"My message to everyone today is if you have not yet been impacted by rainfall, don't think you have been spared," Cooke said yesterday. The downpour currently stretches from Port Stephens in the north to Batemans Bay in the south and everywhere in between. The weather system may pick up again on Monday, bringing further wet weather across the Sunshine state.Flash flooding and riverine flooding are "very real" risks in the coming days.
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