Cleanup continues in parts of New South Wales as tropical low threatens heavy rain between Port Hedland and Ningaloo
are expected to clear this week, bringing welcome relief to thousands who have been left sitting in the dark as massive storms swept the state and knocked power offline.
“It’s pretty dry for everyone across eastern New South Wales, and not too hot either, but heating up as we get into next week.”The easing conditions should offer a chance for recovery efforts to get under way in areas severely affected by the storms such as Maitland, Port Stephens and the Snowy Valleys region, where a natural disaster has been declared.
An emergency declaration may be expanded to include these areas as state agencies including the Reconstruction Authority assess the storm damage alongside councils and emergency response organisations. The cyclone will track west south-west parallel to the Pilbara coast, and though the worst conditions are expected to stay offshore, coastal areas will experience heavy rain and strong to damaging wind gusts. Offshore island communities may experience destructive wind gusts.
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