Flood Risk Continues for Australian Towns as Rain Subsides

Flood Risk Continues for Australian Towns as Rain Subsides
A still image taken from video shows trucks stuck in a flooded road, following heavy rains in Taree, New South Wales, Australia March 20, 2021. NSW State Emergency Service via Reuters
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Hundreds of residents across inland New South Wales (NSW) are under evacuation orders as swollen rivers and catchments inundate towns in southern and central western NSW.

With 104 emergency warnings current across the state, authorities have told residents in parts of Forbes, Wagga Wagga and Gunnedah to evacuate from low-lying areas as major flooding is set to hit the Murrumbidgee, Namoi and Lachlan rivers.