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ABC News
21-05-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
NSW woman recounts dramatic helicopter flood rescue
Holly Pilotto says being winched to safety from her flooding house near Taree on the Mid North Coast was a 'surreal' moment.
The Age
20-05-2025
- Climate
- The Age
Dozens trapped as record-breaking floods leave residents stranded
More than 50 people have been trapped and some 16,000 more are expected to require assistance as record flooding on the NSW Mid North Coast has inundated homes and left residents stranded. The Manning River at Taree is flooding at a level never seen before, breaking an almost 100-year record as it passed six metres early on Wednesday. The Manning River is expected to peak later in the day, with residents warned to move to higher ground if it is too late to evacuate. Residents in Taree, Wingham and Glenthorne are among those worst hit by the flooding, with the NSW State Emergency Service responding to 130 flood rescues in the area over the past 24 hours. Rising waters and treacherous conditions presented difficulties for emergency services last night. SES authorities are expected to send aerial assistance later on Wednesday. About 7400 dwellings on the Mid North Coast are expected to have been isolated by the floods. The SES is concerned that intense rainfall for the area, expected to continue on Wednesday, could result in life-threatening flash flooding for elevated inland parts of the region. Taree resident Holly Pilotto, who has been stranded on an upper level of her home since last night, told Nine's Today she was desperate for rescue assistance as floodwaters continue to rise. 'Our neighbours on the back veranda here are also stranded,' Pilotto said. 'It's a really dangerous spot to be … we do really just want to get some rescue squad out here, and get it happening now that it's daylight.'
Sydney Morning Herald
20-05-2025
- Climate
- Sydney Morning Herald
Dozens trapped as record-breaking floods leave residents stranded
More than 50 people have been trapped and some 16,000 more are expected to require assistance as record flooding on the NSW Mid North Coast has inundated homes and left residents stranded. The Manning River at Taree is flooding at a level never seen before, breaking an almost 100-year record as it passed six metres early on Wednesday. The Manning River is expected to peak later in the day, with residents warned to move to higher ground if it is too late to evacuate. Residents in Taree, Wingham and Glenthorne are among those worst hit by the flooding, with the NSW State Emergency Service responding to 130 flood rescues in the area over the past 24 hours. Rising waters and treacherous conditions presented difficulties for emergency services last night. SES authorities are expected to send aerial assistance later on Wednesday. About 7400 dwellings on the Mid North Coast are expected to have been isolated by the floods. The SES is concerned that intense rainfall for the area, expected to continue on Wednesday, could result in life-threatening flash flooding for elevated inland parts of the region. Taree resident Holly Pilotto, who has been stranded on an upper level of her home since last night, told Nine's Today she was desperate for rescue assistance as floodwaters continue to rise. 'Our neighbours on the back veranda here are also stranded,' Pilotto said. 'It's a really dangerous spot to be … we do really just want to get some rescue squad out here, and get it happening now that it's daylight.'
