Widespread rain strikes south-eastern states

Communities in already flooded parts of New South Wales and Victoria are now back on alert as a series of weather systems lash southern and eastern parts of the country.

The NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York warns of rain throughout the weekend. Source: AAP

Key Points

• A weather system brings widespread rain and storms to southern and eastern parts of the country
• The Bureau of Meteorology says moderate to major flooding is likely across inland NSW.
• The rain may mean flooding in some river catchments in southern Queensland and northern Tasmania.
• The New South Wales Government announces its plan to ‘future-proof’ western Sydney, declaring the raising of the Warragamba Dam wall as ‘critical’

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