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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom Plevey

Farmers in north-west NSW race against time as wall of flood water heads their way

Collarenebri farmer Will Ricardo surveying his canola at his farm
Farmer Will Ricardo surveys canola at his farm in Collarenebri, NSW, which is bracing for one of the biggest floods it has ever had Photograph: Supplied

The Collarenebri farmer Will Ricardo has been working around the clock to strip his canola but says it is a race against time as a “wall of water” is heading his way from Moree.

“We’ll probably get half of it off and the rest will probably just float away with the flood water,” Ricardo says.

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