Despite a marathon sandbagging effort over the past few days, homes along the Murray River in the state's south-west are starting to go under. hayleyefrancis 9News MORE:
Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers may flood again
The SES put out the warning for people in Lower Potland, Sackville, Windsor, Wisemans Ferry, Spencer, Penrith, Colo, North Richmond and surrounding areas to follow warnings ahead of predicted flooding."A low-pressure system is forecast to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across New South Wales for the remainder of Thursday to Friday, before weakening, but will be quickly followed by another rain-bearing system on the weekend," the BoM said.
Residents said they're worn out "mentally, physically and emotionally" but the event is not over yet with floodwaters continuing to rise.Roads were turned to rivers in Windsor when the Hawksbury River broke its banks back in March 2022.There are currently 53 warnings in place across Victoria, including emergency warnings to evacuate immediately for Barmah and Lower Moira and Echuca.
"While we are seeing some communities in the recovery stage, there are still many communities under watch and act and evacuation warnings," he said. "This investment will deliver important health protection initiatives such as a dedicated monitoring control system to prevent and control disease-carrying mosquitoes that we know are drawn to flood areas," she said."These are communities that particularly along the Murray are very familiar with the risks of mosquitoes but that risk will be increased, particularly in relation to risk of Japanese encephalitis.
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