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Traralgon flood evacuation order was too late, authorities say after flood report release

Authorities say Traralgon residents did not get told to evacuate until it was too late, after the release of a report which found problems delivering localised flood warnings.

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Fed Govt Announces ‘Uncapped’ Flood Relief Funds As Rain And Damaging Wind Forecast To Continue

The Federal Government has announced disaster relief payments for affected residents in NSW as flooding shows no signs of easing.

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Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes

Torrential rains kept battering Australia's east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels.

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Sydney floods impact 45,000 around Australia's largest city

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was threatening 45,000 people

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South-west Queensland welcomes travellers as tourism slowly recovers from floods, road closures

It's been a catastrophic few months for tourism operators in the Balonne Shire, after floodwaters swallowed hundreds of roads. But there's hope the second half of the year will be brighter.

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Cargo ship stranded off Sydney forced to remain at anchor by ferocious conditions

MV Portland Bay anchored in a sheltered position after wind and torrential rain prevented towing the ship to safety

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More than 150 rescues made as SES shifts efforts north – as it happened

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Morning mail: Sydney braces for more flooding, interest rates tipped to rise, six die in US parade shooting

Tuesday: A double whammy of interest rate rises expected over next two months. Plus: Winston Churchill’s ‘magnificently idiotic’ platypus quest

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Wollombi Tavern goes under after major flood level breached

Weather warnings have been put in place for the Hunter region on Tuesday morning as strong winds and heavy rain sweep the east coast.

Newcastle Herald

Heavy rain eases over Sydney as natural disaster declared for flooded NSW

Sydney's wet weather is expected to ease as heavy rain moves north — but the flooding crisis engulfing parts of the city's north west and south west will likely linger for several days.

ABC News

Federal response stronger in flood crisis

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the federal response to flooding has been stronger than similar natural disasters earlier this year.

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NSW floods: Evacuation orders remain in place for parts of the state while others begin the clean-up — as it happened

Multiple evacuation orders remain in place across much of the NSW east coast as some areas begin the clean-up efforts — the second of 2022 for some residents.

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Climate expert says NSW government should buy Sydney homes left 'uninhabitable' by floods

Judy White has been in her home at Londonderry, in Sydney's north west, for 12 months. It's flooded three times this year already. Now a climate expert is urging the state government to step in.

ABC News

NSW flood crisis not yet national disaster

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate again as floods hit NSW, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to join the premier on a tour of affected areas.

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‘Every time, we wonder if the bridge will go under’: for Hawkesbury residents flooding is now a part of life

Among those whose livelihoods are thrown into disarray whenever it rains, frustration is growing at the lack of action

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Thousands told to evacuate Sydney during "life-threatening" floods

The flooding has been considered one of the worst rounds of extreme weather for the country's most populous city in the last 18 months.

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Glasgow park to get flood prevention work as area turns into "mud bath"

The Independent UK

Man dies after being pulled from river as thousands evacuated from devastating Sydney floods

Sydney currently has 18 evacuation orders in place with over 30,000 people told to leave their homes

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NSW floods: Sydney braces for two more days of flooding as state smashed by rain and wind

SES perform 252 flood rescues overnight and thousands urged to evacuate as threat of inundation remains in Hawkesbury and Nepean

Reuters

Why Australia is battling floods again

Torrential rain is lashing Australia's southeast coast, forcing thousands of people from their homes because of the danger of floods and landslides in a region battered by major flooding four times in the past 18 months.

Evening Standard

Sydney floods force tens of thousands to flee homes

About a month’s worth of rain drenched the Australian state over the weekend, and more is forecast

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Tens of Thousands of Sydney Residents Told to Evacuate over Flooding

Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third time this year in some low-lying suburbs. An intense low-pressure system off Australia's east coast is forecast to bring heavy rain through Monday across New South Wales after…

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‘Cancer care can’t stop’: flood-hit Assam hospital uses boats to reach patients

Staff use makeshift rafts and boats to transport patients and bring painkillers and medicines to those trapped at home

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More than 3 feet of rain triggers evacuation warnings in Australia's largest city

Parts of Sydney's 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in less than a year and a half after torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

The Independent UK

After 3 feet of rain, 32,000 in Sydney area may need to flee

More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes as Australia’s largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months

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