NSW floods: Deniliquin residents face nervous wait for more rain as river continues to rise

Deniliquin florist Brooke Wilson says the 2022 floods are different to previous floods she has experienced. Photograph: Fleur Connick/The Guardian

The Covid-19 pandemic in the New South Wales-Victorian border town of Deniliquin was difficult but florists Brooke Wilson and Janine Clarke reckon the current flood emergency is worse.

Their local business, Deniliquin Florist, has been hit hard by the floods, with deliveries hampered and a growing sense of uneasiness in the town.