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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam and Elias Visontay

Flood evacuation orders issued for Lismore after man and dogs die in Queensland

Man shelters from rain in Sydney under an umbrella
Queensland and NSW weather: more heavy rain and flash flooding forecast for swathes of eastern Australia. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

Towns in northern New South Wales are bracing for another bout of possibly life-threatening flash floods, with the State Emergency Service ordering parts of flood-hit Lismore to move out of harm’s way.

The NSW SES on Monday issued an evacuation order about 7.30pm for North Lismore stating “residents must evacuate by 9pm”. Residents of South Lismore were ordered to leave by 10pm.

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