People living in areas devastated by floods in northern NSW earlier this year are being warned rivers could rise again with rain expected to continue this week.
Lismore is one of northern NSW's most affected towns by the severe flooding in March, and is battling more rain this week.Lismore residents are being warned they could be hit with more floods as rain continues in northern NSW.
Minor flood warnings are in place for Wilsons River in Lismore and Richmond River at Coraki and Bungawalbin."There's a chance we could see higher rainfall totals in parts around the coastal fringe and that's going to be particularly as they go across Tuesday, as well as Thursday and Friday," the bureau's senior meteorologist Jordan Notara said.
Some areas had already had their May average rainfall fall over the past few days, the weather bureau said.
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