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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Spill warning for Sydney’s Warragamba dam as Bunbury recovers from freak WA tornado

A person watches on as the Warragamba dam spillway is seen outflowing in south-west Sydney in 2021
A person watches NSW’s Warragamba dam spillway in south-west Sydney in 2021. The dam could spill over this Mother’s Day weekend amid severe weather warnings. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Warragamba dam could spill over the Mother’s Day weekend amid severe weather warnings on the east coast, and after a tornado tore through the West Australian city of Bunbury, injuring two people.

WaterNSW issued a warning on Friday that the Warragamba dam was nearing capacity after several days of rainfall, and that a spill event was “likely in coming days”.

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