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Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Perth Now
‘Evacuate now': Huge warning as towns flood
Residents in parts of NSW are being urged to evacuate or prepare to be isolated as floodwaters sweep through the state. It comes as authorities are expected to resume their search for a 26-year-old woman swept away by floodwaters in the Hunter Valley on Saturday. People in parts of Gunnedah and Raymond Terrace were told to evacuate on Sunday evening by the SES. 'You must evacuate now because inundation is occurring and evacuation routes will be closed due to floodwater,' one of the alerts read. The next updates for both areas are due to be issued later on Monday. Areas of NSW have been flooded after days of heavy rain. Credit: Supplied The SES has also issued 'watch and act' warnings across vast segments of the Hunter Valley, and much of the Namoi Riverlands that connect Gunnedah, Narrabri and Tamworth. Police have urged members of the public to avoid dangers and hazards like powerlines and flooded roads if they end up in flood-affected areas. NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Debbie Platz said most of the damage had been caused by severe storms that swept through parts of the Hunter region, with roofs ripped from homes and fallen trees damaging cars and properties. 'So we've had over 1500 amazing volunteers out in the field this weekend, who have responded to over 2000 incidents,' she said. 'Some of those from the severe storms, as I mentioned, on the east coast, (and) some for the severe snow storm that we had in the Tablelands. 'And now what we're seeing is some major flooding occurring in some areas of NSW.' Deputy Commissioner Platz said weather conditions would ease to scattered rainfall on Monday, but rivers and catchments were very full and rising rapidly. She urged residents to remain alert, but not alarmed. 'We are seeing the Hunter River rise very quickly and we have evacuation warnings in place for areas around the Raymond Terrace area, but we have 58 warnings in all at the moment,' she said. Flooding and snow-related hazards remain active across NSW according to the State Emergency Service. SES HazardWatch Credit: Supplied Authorities will resume the search for a Hunter Valley woman on Monday morning, more than 30 hours after she was swept away. Police said the incident occurred after a Mini Countryman had attempted to drive through the floodwater before it became stuck. 'The driver – a 27-year-old woman – was rescued without any injuries; however, her passenger – a 26-year-old woman – was swept away,' Police said. 'A multi-agency search commenced for the woman including local police, NSW Rural Fire Service, and VRA Rescue NSW, and continued (on Sunday).' The search was suspended at 4.30pm after conditions became hazardous, but is expected to have resumed by 8am on Monday. More to come.
News.com.au
2 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘Evacuate now': Warning as NSW towns flood after days of rain
Residents in parts of NSW are being urged to evacuate or prepare to be isolated as floodwaters sweep through the state. It comes as authorities are expected to resume their search for a 26-year-old woman swept away by floodwaters in the Hunter Valley on Saturday. People in parts of Gunnedah and Raymond Terrace were told to evacuate on Sunday evening by the SES. 'You must evacuate now because inundation is occurring and evacuation routes will be closed due to floodwater,' one of the alerts read. The next updates for both areas are due to be issued later on Monday. The SES has also issued 'watch and act' warnings across vast segments of the Hunter Valley, and much of the Namoi Riverlands that connect Gunnedah, Narrabri and Tamworth. Police have urged members of the public to avoid dangers and hazards like powerlines and flooded roads if they end up in flood-affected areas. Authorities will resume the search for a Hunter Valley woman on Monday morning, more than 30 hours after she was swept away. Police said the incident occurred after a Mini Countryman had attempted to drive through the floodwater before it became stuck. 'The driver – a 27-year-old woman – was rescued without any injuries; however, her passenger – a 26-year-old woman – was swept away,' Police said. 'A multi-agency search commenced for the woman including local police, NSW Rural Fire Service, and VRA Rescue NSW, and continued (on Sunday).' The search was suspended at 4.30pm after conditions became hazardous, but is expected to have resumed by 8am on Monday.
ABC News
2 hours ago
- ABC News
Search to resume for woman missing in floodwater in NSW Hunter region
A search operation will resume this morning for a woman who went missing in floodwaters in the Hunter Valley on Saturday evening. The 26-year-old was swept away after escaping a car that became stuck when it was driven into floodwater at Rothbury, near Cessnock. NSW Police said a multi-agency search was suspended yesterday due to severe weather conditions and poor visibility. The SES said it received more than 3,600 calls for help across the state since the start of the severe weather event on Saturday, with its crews responding to 2,092 jobs. There were 25 flood rescues included in those jobs. Four flood emergency warnings are in place: one in the Hunter region for parts of Raymond Terrace; and three for different areas of Gunnedah in the state's north west. The SES has issued 15 watch and act warnings across the wider Hunter region and New England and north-west areas. Power provider Essential Energy has reported more than 21,000 homes were impacted by power outages on Sunday evening, with most outages continuing into this morning. Most of the outages were at Kempsey, South West Rocks and Smithtown on the Mid North Coast, with more than 10,000 properties impacted. Armidale, Walcha, Guyra, Bendemeer and surrounds had more than 8,200 properties without power, while 3,000 were without power at Smiths Lake, Pacific Palms, Coomba Park and surrounds.
