Parts of Greater Sydney have been spared major flooding after less rain fell in the area than expected, as the focus switches to the Hunter and mid-north coast regions:
SES workers take photos on the Windsor Bridge as it is inundated by rising floodwaters along the Hawkesbury River on 3 March, 2021 in Sydney.Parts of Greater Sydney have been spared major flooding after less rain fell in the area than expected, as the focus switches to the Hunter and mid-north coast regions.Dozens of evacuation orders still in place around the state could be removed on Friday, allowing many residents to return home.
A forecast for 600 gigalitres of water to spill over the dam wall daily has been been revised down to between 300 and 350 gigalitres. And people in the eastern part of Wisemans Ferry, 75km north west of Sydney, were on Friday morning told to get ready to evacuate properties around the town centre in the next few hours.
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