Three people are feared to have died in NSW as floodwater inundates Central West towns just 2.5 hours north of Canberra. With showers and thunderstorms continuing across parts of the state this weekend and evacuation orders in place in Forbes, emergency services are bracing for another nervous week ahead.
The latest deluge has renewed talks of buybacks for flood-affected properties, new laws to prevent houses being built in high-risk areas and a rethink of climate and disaster risk when planning housing developments.
