More than 150 evacuation warnings are in place across the state as persistent rain inundates regions north-west of Sydney
Dominic Perrottet“Don’t be complacent. Be careful when you’re driving on our roads,” he said. “There are still substantial risks for flash flooding across our state and once again, as we always say, please don’t drive through flood waters.”
The SES performed more than 100 flood rescues – mostly people stranded in cars after driving into flood waters, or those who became trapped as rivers and creeks rose quickly. Authorities are acutely concerned about the Hunter valley over the next 48 hours as the Hunter river system swells. The emergency management minister, Steph Cooke, said there were about 400 people in evacuation centres in the high-risk areas and 150 in emergency accommodation.
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