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Fitzroy Crossing Floods: How the remote Kimberly town is facing recovery

One week since floodwaters peaked in the small Kimberly town, Fitzroy Crossing locals are relying on federal resources to slowly recover and assess the damage inflicted on their town and nearby communities.   The massive task of cleaning up after the flood has started, despite extremely limited access to the outside communities. The Australian Defense Force …

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Evacuation Order Issued for Forbes as Water Levels Rise

Emergency evacuation orders were this morning issued for the town of Forbes in Central West NSW. The region has suffered widespread flooding recently due to high rainfall. Forbes sits on the Lachlan River, downstream from the Wyangala dam, which yesterday spilled 230,000 megalitres of water, dramatically increasing the rate at which the water level was …

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