NSW Premier Chris Minns announces a disaster declaration to provide emergency funds for communities affected by flooding in New South Wales.
NSW Premier Chris Minns says a disaster declaration will be made later this morning so that local communities can access emergency funds to help them"get back on their feet" following flooding across the state.Premier Chris Minns has given an update on the NSW floods, revealing a disaster declaration will be made so communities can access emergency funds to"get back on their feet".
"We expect a disaster declaration to be declared - a natural disaster declaration to be declared - later this morning," the Premier said. NSW Premier Chris Minns says a disaster declaration is expected to be declared on Saturday morning, which will allow communities to access emergency funds to"get back on their feet" said he didn't buy Woolworths' claim that the stopped selling Australia Day merchandise for commercial reasons. Picture: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard
The unidentified individual was later confirmed dead although it remains unclear whether he was killed directly as a result of weather-related circumstances. The rainfall totals over less than two days equated to a month's worth of rain, sparking hundreds of evacuations and other warnings along with closures to key bridges and many roads.
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