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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

NSW floods: Condobolin waits behind 3km wall of sandbags as record peak flows west from Forbes

An aerial view of flood water from the Lachlan River between Forbes and Condobolin this week.
An aerial view of flood water from the Lachlan River between Forbes and Condobolin this week. Photograph: Stuart Walmsley/AAP

The New South Wales central-west town of Condobolin is experiencing the worst flood in its history and the expected peak is still days away.

The State Emergency Service has predicted the Lachlan River at the town 100km west of Forbes will peak at 7.8 metres on Monday – a record flood height. On Saturday afternoon an evacuation order was issued for low-lying parts of the town.

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