NSW Flood Update - Parts of Sydney are being slammed by a major weather event. Live coverage on Channel7 & 7plus. NSWFloods 7NEWS
Public transport officials have told people living in affected regions to avoid unnecessary travel and allow extra travel time to get to their destination.
“We ask our customers to postpone their journey if possible or to allow plenty of additional travel time,” Transport for NSW Chief Operations Officer, Howard Collins said.Sydneysiders are bracing for wild weather to escalate on Wednesday.
“I am an eternal optimist, and I pray the numbers will be low, but [the two deaths] that’s a conservative estimate,” he said.Hundreds of homes are underwater in northern NSW.The grim recovery mission comes as residents of nearby Ballina, including all 55 patients at Ballina Hospital, were ordered to evacuate due to rising flood waters on Tuesday night.
Health officials said the evacuation was on the advice of the local Police Commander, out of an abundance of caution to protect the health and safety of patients and staff.Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
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