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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Simon McCarthy

Maitland flood gates closed as sandbagging begins, Singleton flood expected to rise well above March levels

East coast of NSW suffers through day five of floods | July 6, 2022 | ACM

Maitland's flood gates have been closed and sandbagging has started near Maitland Railway Station to manage threatening floodwaters.

The Hunter River at Maitland is tipped to exceed a moderate flood level of 8.90 metres tonight at the Belmore Bridge and reach 10m tomorrow.

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