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SES urges private owners to check their dams as Echunga flood risk over

There are about 30,000 privately owned dams in South Australia, with 20,000 of those in the Adelaide Hills — including the Echunga dam that caused residents of the town to be evacuated.

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Storm season starts early amid NSW rain

This year's storm season is likely to be wetter than usual in NSW, with emergency services remaining on alert and new warnings in place for at-risk residents.

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NSW floods: Wee Waa residents rally together as floods leave community isolated once again

In a town of 2,000 in north-western New South Wales, repeated flooding is causing havoc with crops and has cut off the community.

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NSW State Emergency Service overhauls flood warning system

The NSW SES announces a major overhaul to flood warnings after an independent inquiry found it was "unprepared for events of the scale" seen in early 2022.

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Pumping cuts risk of SA dam collapse

The South Australian State Emergency Service says pumping has lowered the risk of a dam collapse in the Adelaide Hills.

AAP

Echunga dam declared safe, SES removes emergency warning

The State Emergency Service says the Echunga dam no longer poses a potential flood risk as engineers declare the site safe.

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SES worried about Echunga dam failing, as volunteers put in fourth pump to reduce water level

A dam wall in the Adelaide Hills town of Echunga is still at risk of collapsing, with residents facing at least another 24 hours away from their homes.

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A Whole SA Town Is Being Urged To Evacuate Bc A Privately-Owned Dam Is On The Verge Of Collapse

"[It] will threaten you and your family's safety."

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‘High risk’ of dam burst in South Australian town of Echunga

60 properties in warning area after privately owned dam’s wall shows signs of structural failure

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Collapse fears for Adelaide Hills dam

The South Australian State Emergency Service has issued a warning to Echunga residents amid fears a privately owned dam may collapse.

AAP

Echunga residents evacuated, emergency warning remains for failing dam wall

Residents from the small Adelaide Hills town of Echunga have evacuated to the local football club, where volunteers are cooking food and offering support, as authorities attempt to stop a private dam from bursting.

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Fresh rain warnings as BoM says flooding in NSW ‘to continue for months’

With many catchments soaked and more rain on the way, authorities say waterways are ‘sensitive to any future rainfall’

The Guardian - AU

More rain set for NSW amid flood crisis

The NSW Central West and North West regions remain at risk of further flooding during the next six to eight weeks as the state braces for more heavy rain.

AAP

Floodwaters slow to recede in NSW as weather bureau warns of more rain on the way

More rain is forecast for NSW this week, as flood warnings continue and residents in some towns remain cut off by floodwaters.

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NSW flood emergency forecast to continue as towns cut off by road

Warren and Wee Waa, in state’s north, expected to be inaccessible by road for days to come

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NSW set for 'very long season' of rain as flood warnings return to Lismore

Today is the start of a 'very long season' of rain and severe weather, NSW's resilience minister says, as the weary Northern Rivers region braces for more floods.

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Dramatic rescues in NSW with severe weather warnings issued from Kempsey to the Queensland border

Several people have been rescued from flooded vehicles in western NSW and heavy downpours are forecast to continue pounding rain-soaked regions along the coast overnight.

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Flood alerts rain on NSW's public holiday

Rainfall over saturated catchments poses the risk of flooding across large parts of NSW, with inland areas and coastal communities warned to monitor conditions.

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Gunnedah residents criticise flood response as region braces for more rain

Families in NSW Liverpool Plains say authorities did not warn everyone before recent flooding

Newcastle Herald

Life-saving lessons and free, fun workshops for kids to build resilience

Life-saving lessons with emergency services crews, workshops to combat social anxiety and yoga classes are hoped to teach kids how to stay safe.

Newcastle Herald

Severe weather warning for parts of NSW: Hunter to cop a drenching

THE Hunter is in for a drenching as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts "widespread rain and thunderstorms" for coming days.

AAP

Flood warnings for central and coastal NSW

Flooding is threatening inland and coastal parts of NSW as severe weather approaches saturated catchments, some still reeling from recent inundations.

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Farmers in North West NSW see crops inundated by flooding, with more rain on the way

Farmers around the towns of Gunnedah and Wee Waa have already seen their crops inundated this week and more flooding is on the way.

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Four homes inundated in Gunnedah as Namoi River recedes from higher than expected peak

The clean up is underway in Gunnedah after the town's third major flood in a year, but authorities are warning more rain later this week could bring river levels back up.

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Wee Waa prepares to be cut off by floodwaters as Namoi River rises

Having already spent weeks cut off by floods, the community of Wee Waa in north-west NSW is again preparing for isolation.

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