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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Flood waters continue to rise in NSW town of Forbes with peak expected Saturday night

People carry sandbags through flood waters in Forbes
Forbes is experiencing a blue-sky flood at levels not seen for 70 years and the water is expected to linger for days past the peak. Photograph: Brendon Thorne/AAP

Flood waters continued to rise in the New South Wales town of Forbes, where there had been 10 flood rescues and more than 237 calls for help in the past 24 hours, including for a pregnant woman.

The woman, whose water broke on Friday, was transported across the middle of the river in Forbes to the town’s hospital by a local volunteer, where she could be cared for by doctors and nurses.

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