Thousands of Australians Told To Evacuate As Flood Waters Rise

Locals take a look at overflow water spills from Wyangala Dam near the NSW town of Cowra, in Australia, on Nov. 15, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Thousands of Australians in New South Wales (NSW) have been told to evacuate their homes after torrential rain brought flooding to much of the state over the weekend.

State Emergency Services (SES) have given residents in low lying areas in the town of Forbes—a town of 8,000 residents, 350 kilometres west of Sydney—until 9:30 p.m. tonight to evacuate after floodwaters rose upstream of the township.