AUSTRALIA
NSW flooding crisis enters 75th dayBy Finbar O'Mallon
Updated November 27 2022 -
NSW's flood crisis is in its 75th day, with the weekend ending as storms battered parts of Sydney.
(Lucy Cambourn/AAP PHOTOS)
Regional NSW towns could remain cut off from the state by floodwaters for up to a month with residents relying on food and medications flown in by helicopter.
The state's flood crisis entered its 75th day on Monday with the weekend ending as severe storms battered parts of Sydney.
In the western NSW town of Euabalong, local publican Neil Quinn said the town had just stared down the swollen Lachlan River with a freshly built bank holding back floodwaters.
"I don't know how we did it, but we stopped the river," Mr Quinn told AAP on Sunday.
It followed a tense week where the town's original flood bank began to fail and evacuation orders were issued.
Mr Quinn said the town would be relying on helicopters for supplies for at least a month.
About 66 emergency warnings were in place across NSW on Sunday.
Likewise in parts of Victoria and South Australia, residents were on edge as floodwaters continued to cause havoc.
In Victoria, major flood warnings were in place at Wakool Junction, Boundary Bend, Euston and Moulamein.
In SA, the State Emergency Service had issued multiple warnings across the Murray River.
Australian Associated Press
Regional NSW towns could remain cut off from the state by floodwaters for up to a month with residents relying on food and medications flown in by helicopter.
The state's flood crisis entered its 75th day on Monday with the weekend ending as severe storms battered parts of Sydney.
In the western NSW town of Euabalong, local publican Neil Quinn said the town had just stared down the swollen Lachlan River with a freshly built bank holding back floodwaters.
"I don't know how we did it, but we stopped the river," Mr Quinn told AAP on Sunday.
It followed a tense week where the town's original flood bank began to fail and evacuation orders were issued.
Mr Quinn said the town would be relying on helicopters for supplies for at least a month.
About 66 emergency warnings were in place across NSW on Sunday.
Likewise in parts of Victoria and South Australia, residents were on edge as floodwaters continued to cause havoc.
In Victoria, major flood warnings were in place at Wakool Junction, Boundary Bend, Euston and Moulamein.
In SA, the State Emergency Service had issued multiple warnings across the Murray River.
Australian Associated Press
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