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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

‘Every time, we wonder if the bridge will go under’: for Hawkesbury residents flooding is now a part of life

Residents look toward flooded buildings next to the Windsor bridge along the Hawkesbury River
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a major flood warning for the Hawkesbury at Windsor, with river levels possibly reaching March 2021 and 2022 heights. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Isaak Salami is stuck on the wrong side of the Windsor bridge, with a fractured arm and a resignation the rising Hawkesbury River will likely prevent him from getting home.

Salami had returned to Windsor, in north-west Sydney, after a ski trip that ended with his arm in a sling, but has been living out of a hotel room, waiting out the torrential rain.

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