Premier Dominic Perrottet warns of a 'difficult time' to come as southern residents prepare to leave their homes. With the BOM forecasting dangerous conditions, the SES says the situation is far from over.
abc.net.au/news/adf-called-in-ahead-of-more-expected-major-flooding-in-nsw/101545448The New South Wales Premier says emergency services are particularly concerned about the state's south and west, where major flooding is expected in the coming days.The rising Murray River could lead to thousands being evacuated from the Moama areaDominic Perrottet said more than 300 people had been evacuated from the Moama area over the past few days.
"The RFS has dispatched two base camps and they will be set up over the days ahead to accommodate up to 550 people, including our volunteers, who will continue to move into that region over the next day," she said.Ms Cooke said emergency services had nine aircraft already in place in high risk areas across NSW as well as five high clearance.
"It does look like there'll be a quite intense low-pressure system dragging some moisture from the tropics and moving through from the north-west of the state to the east between Wednesday and Friday," she said.
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