'Adrenaline and shock' has given way to anger as residents across northern New South Wales ask how they were left stranded by this week's floods despite authorities being warned ahead of time.
The "adrenaline and shock" of this week's flood emergency across northern New South Wales has given way to anger as cut-off communities become frustrated by a "sheer lack of planning" from authorities.Many northern NSW residents have had no telecommunications for days, with towns cut off by flooding
"We need planning and preparation and we need funding for mitigation and infrastructure so we don't have to deal with this again.ABC Gold Coast: Dominic CansdaleThere have been outages for about 4,000 Telstra phone services and 6,000 NBN connections south from the Queensland border to the Clarence Valley.
"It's a matter of working with emergency services to determine that an area is safe and as soon as it is we'll get crews in there," he said.
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