Australian Town Sees 2nd Flood in a Fortnight, Residents Ordered to Evacuate

Australian Town Sees 2nd Flood in a Fortnight, Residents Ordered to Evacuate
SES members take a jet ski out to assess a job in the floodwaters in Forbes, Australia, on Nov. 6, 2022. AAP Image/Lucy Cambourn
Rebecca Zhu
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Residents in the New South Wales (NSW) rural town of Forbes have been issued their second emergency flood evacuation warning in two weeks as major flash flooding occurs throughout the state.

The State Emergency Services (SES) changed its warning for people in Forbes and the surrounding areas to evacuate before 7 a.m. because the nearby Lachlan River was rising faster than originally thought.