Residents In Australia’s New South Wales Warned For Flood Evacuations
SYDNEY, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents in parts of Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have been warned by local emergency services, to prepare to evacuate, as heavy rainfall has caused rising water levels.
Floods could displace more than 8,000 people in the rural town, Forbes, about 380 km west of Sydney, and located along the banks of the Lachlan River, which runs through central NSW.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicted that water levels could rise as high as 10.65 metres, slightly higher than the previous major flood event in the area in 2016.