Aidan Ricketts, who also evacuated his own household of six, says the flood is ‘beyond all records or memories’
Aidan Ricketts’ north Lismore house had never flooded before but he woke before dawn to water pouring in. But Ricketts, who owns a 4.5-metre boat, managed to get his own household safe before returning to rescue people living in the surrounding streets.“My [elevated] house is above the one-in-100-year flood standard,” he said.
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