NSW communities on high alert for flooding with 85,000 under evacuation orders, warnings | Laura_R_Chung sarah_keoghan Jackson Graham
Communities along the Hunter and Mid North Coast remain on high alert as heavy rainfall totals exceeding 100mm are set to fall on Wednesday, while more than 85,000 people remain under evacuation orders or warnings.
“Many people are tired. There’s a lot of anguish and despair. But our commitment from a state level and being here with the Commonwealth government today is that we’ll be with you every step of the way.” Weatherzone meteorologist Yoska Hernández said an upper trough and low-pressure system over NSW was driving the heavy rainfall over the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions, but it was likely to move offshore on Wednesday afternoon.
Bad weather caused the bulk carrier to lose power while travelling north from Port Kembla on Monday morning. It has since been anchored off Port Botany near Cronulla in Sydney’s south after attempts to bring the ship to berth were thwarted by weather conditions.
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