NSW is expected to receive more heavy rain on Tuesday as authorities warn a weather system developing off the state’s coast could bring a fresh deluge as it moves north. | Laura Chung and Sarah Keoghan NSWfloods
A natural disaster has been declared for 23 local government areas, meaning residents can access financial help.
More evacuation warnings were issued overnight and on Tuesday morning, including for parts of Windsor and Shanes Park, in Sydney’s north-west and west.Credit:At 10am AEST on Tuesday, there were 102 evacuation orders in place across the state and 55 warnings impacting more than 55,000 people who live in communities that are bracing themselves for the mammoth recovery effort that lies ahead.
But the Bureau of Meteorology’s Jane Golding warned a low developing off the coast could bring more heavy rainfalls for the Mid North Coast and Coffs Harbour on Wednesday. NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York warned while the rain may begin to ease in some areas on Tuesday, the danger was not over.“The weather will continue for a number of days. It’s still dangerous as the water goes away. It will be a while, for example, before the bridges come back on the Hawkesbury River... obviously the land is saturated. It’s still dangerous out there,” she said.
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