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Half a million people across New South Wales subject to flood warnings or evacuation orders

WET WEATHER SYDNEY

Debris carried by floodwater in the swollen Hawkesbury river is seen inundating the partially submerged Windsor Bridge, at Windsor, north west of Sydney, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Source: AAP / DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAPIMAGE

The flood emergency in south-east Queensland and New South Wales has claimed 13 lives and damaged thousands of homes and businesses.


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By Greg Dyett

Source: SBS News


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The flood emergency in south-east Queensland and New South Wales has claimed 13 lives and damaged thousands of homes and businesses.



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