After four floods in two years,Darrell Davis cannot afford a rebuild of his Windsor home. He only has two options:sell up or hope for a government buyback scheme.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said that by 2040,about 40,000 people would need to be evacuated during flooding events in the Hawkesbury-Nepean region if there was a repeat of the catastrophic flooding of July.
The NSW Premier says raising the wall of Sydney’s main dam was the only solution to protect the city from major floods.
As thousands of residents turn their attention to the mammoth clean-up effort after heavy rain and flash flooding smashed them for the third time this year,the question over whether the Warragamba Dam wall should be raised has reared its head again.
We’ve built ourselves a big problem. None of the answers will be cheap,writes a former deputy director-general of the NSW State Emergency Service.
Tens of thousands have been evacuated from their homes and authorities warn more are likely to be affected as large parts of the NSW coast brace for another wet day
Thousands of homes in parts of Sydney that have never previously flooded were warned they could face significant threats.
As rain pounded the state,the federal government said it was providing NSW with 100 troops and two helicopters capable of conducting night-time rescues.
Meteorologist Miriam Bradbury says Wednesday’s sunshine will likely be the city’s last clear day for the rest of the month.
The 68-year-old man,whose body was retrieved by divers and other emergency workers on Friday afternoon,is yet to be formally identified.
The Bureau of Meteorology warns gusty winds will hit Sydney from Wednesday which could result in hazardous surf and coastal erosion on Thursday and Friday.