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The Latest Breaking News from Lismore

Shocked locals watch Casino flood as NSW crisis continues

As floodwaters devastated Brisbane and Lismore, the people of Casino had no idea that they would be next.

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Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

NSW flood-affected towns turn to Facebook and WhatsApp after local news sources disappear

Larger mastheads have subsumed regional newspapers, creating news deserts and leaving communities reliant on social media

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Family of Stuart Bock, who died in the Lismore floods, pay tribute to a man with a 'heart of gold'

Crystal Bock and her sister Amanda had not heard from their father Stuart since Sunday and were fearing the worst. On Wednesday, their worst fears were realised when his body was recovered from Lismore's floodwaters.

ABC News

Sydney braces for flash floods as Australia rain disaster claims at least 14 lives

17 council areas in New South Wales had been declared disaster zones in an ‘unprecedented situation’

Evening Standard

Noted Legends Melb Sikhs Drove A Huge 34Hrs To Feed Flood-Affected Communities In NSW

Four volunteers drove from Melbourne to the Lismore area and more are en route.

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Fears Lismore art gallery’s entire collection lost in NSW floods

Gallery director braces for loss of building and exhibits including Afghan war rugs and stunning Hannah Cabinet

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Lismore businesses that couldn’t afford insurance premiums face huge flood damage bills

Australians ‘will have to retreat’ from living in high-risk flooding areas, says insurance expert

The Guardian - AU

Flood map satellite images and rain charts show extent of Queensland and NSW disaster

First look at satellite data illustrates the scale of the 2022 eastern Australia floods, including in Brisbane, Lismore and Gympie

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NSW flood toll rises, amid first Sydney evacuation orders

Two more people have been confirmed dead in the flood crisis engulfing NSW, as greater Sydney braces for its own "life-threatening" deluge.

The New Daily

'One of the most extreme disasters in colonial Australian history': climate scientists on the floods and our future risk

The deluge dumped on southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales this week has been catastrophic. Floodwaters peaked at around 14.4 metres high in Lismore – two metres higher than the city’s previous record.

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Fijian abattoir workers, Melbourne's Sikh community assist in NSW flood zone

A group of Fijian men and members of Melbourne's Sikh community are rescuing and cooking for people in flood-affected northern New South Wales.

ABC News

Floods and livestock losses leave NSW and Queensland farmers reeling from third disaster in three years

Lismore dairy farmer tells of watching half his herd get swept away as others reassess future on the land

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NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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NSW, Queensland floods live updates: Residents of several Sydney suburbs ordered to evacuate by SES

People in suburbs stretching across Sydney's north and south west have been ordered to evacuate as the flood-crisis in New South Wales worsens.

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NSW's severe weather hits Sydney; fourth death confirmed in Lismore

Northern NSW mourns the loss of beloved locals who perished in the region's flood crisis — and, there could be more tragedy to come as the state faces another bout of severe weather.

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Sydney on high-alert as rain bomb looms

Sydney must be prepared for the worst, the emergency services minister says, as a severe weather warning extends from Newcastle to the South Coast

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Flood of help: how the NSW and Queensland disaster has brought neighbours closer together

Stories of generous strangers are being shared online as locals offer shelter, share supplies and search for stranded residents

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The Guardian - AU

Disaster agency defends not listing Lismore as flooding priority area for funding

Local Nationals MP expects issue to be ‘resolved’ for future rounds of $600m program after record floods

The Independent UK

Australian residents and horses trapped on bridge by rising floodwaters

Floodwaters swallowed both ends of arched bridge and stranded residents and livestock overnight

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands Evacuate Worst Australian Floods in Decades

Tens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes by Tuesday and many more had been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in decades that has claimed at least nine lives. Scores of residents, some with…

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Hundreds of cattle washed away in northern NSW flood event, as farmers count losses

Farmers have watched on, feeling helpless, as hundreds of cattle were swept away in the record-breaking flood event in northern NSW. In other cases, stories of hope, as animals are guided to safety.

The Guardian - AU

Lismore counts the devastation as Ballina braces for its worst flood in history

As rescuers continue to search for those missing in Lismore, Ballina is preparing for a one-in-500-year flood event

Pedestrian.tv

More Than 200mm Of Rain Predicted For Sydney As Storms Move Straight Down From Queensland

"There will be storms. There will be trees down. There will be roof damage."

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Flooding In Aus Is Getting Worse According To IPCC Report But Lismore Residents Already Knew This

“If you don’t believe in climate change you’re asking for something even more dramatic. Like if you say this is normal, then what do you expect you’ll get when it gets abnormal? You’d better hope this isn’t normal.”

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