Watch and Act - Oxley Island, Mitchells Island and Manning Point flooding - Prepare to isolate
The NSW SES advises people in the following area(s) to PREPARE TO ISOLATE due to predictions that the Manning River may reach the major flood level late Tuesday afternoon.:
Oxley Island
Mitchells Island
Manning Point
Pampoolah
You should monitor the situation and prepare to be isolated by floodwater. Consider the effects isolation will have on family, work, and educational commitments.
You may be trapped without power, water, and other essential services and it may be too dangerous for NSW SES to rescue you.
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