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Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns

Heavy rains deluged Australia's east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the second time within weeks after fast-moving flood waters burst river banks and broke over levees.

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Oh Fuck, Lismore Is Flooding Again And The Evacuation Sirens Aren’t Sounding

Lismore is flooding again with major flood warnings and evacuation orders issued this morning after the levee sirens malfunctioned.

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Torrential rain sees 430mm fall in some parts of NSW as Sydney March records broken

The Wilsons River at Lismore is expected to reach a peak of about 12 metres this evening as the NSW SES says the state's flood crisis "still has a number of days to go".

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Worst could be yet to come for flood-hit areas – as it happened

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Lismore and Byron Bay flooded as weather system tracks south bringing more evacuations

Missing woman identified as Lismore’s levee overtops for second time in a month

The Guardian - AU

Mental health of people in flood-ridden northern NSW a focus as new support opens in Lismore

Residents in the NSW Northern Rivers region are being urged to take care of themselves and each other as the number of people seeking support of anxiety, trauma, and distress escalates.

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Wilsons River at Lismore to peak at 12m, search for missing Nowra woman continues

Wilsons River at Lismore is tipped to reach a flood peak of 12 metres or slightly higher overnight. Fifty-five flood rescues have been conducted in the past 24 hours, and the search for a missing Nowra woman continues.

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Woman believed missing in Lismore floods

A search is underway for a woman believed to be missing in floodwaters in Lismore after the Wilsons River overwhelmed the regional city's levee.

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Northern NSW floods: evacuation order reissued for Lismore CBD as levee expected to be breached

A reprieve from floodwaters on Tuesday afternoon did not last, with Lismore locals waking to news the town’s levee is again set to be topped

The Guardian - AU

NSW-Queensland weather updates: Lismore flood peak revised down, some residents allowed to return home but threat remains for others

The Bureau of Meteorology has revised down Lismore's expected flood peak with some residents now able to return to their homes as the weather system moves south.

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Northern NSW towns under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall hits flood-ravaged regions

SES issues evacuation orders for parts of Lismore, Billinudgel, Mullumbimby and Tumbulgum as severe weather lashes parts of NSW and Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Sydney news: Flash flooding hits Sydney overnight

MORNING BRIEFING: The State Emergency Service responds to flash flooding in parts of Sydney.

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Evacuation orders issued as 'life-threatening' flood warnings raised for NSW Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast

Authorities are warning flash and riverine flooding could be a "risk to life and property", and evacuation orders are issued with a dozen aircraft on standby to conduct flood rescues if required.

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

Severe weather warnings issued for parts of eastern Australia still recovering from recent floods, with heavy rain forecast

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Five years after ‘the biggest flood in living memory’, our city once again lies in ruins

If we’re to learn a lesson from the catastrophic floods in Australia, it’s that we are severely underprepared for catastrophic events like this one.

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After the floods: is the Byron region ready for Easter tourist season?

While some areas of the northern rivers have been utterly devastated by the February flooding, others are crying out for tourist dollars – but logistics may be complicated

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Climate change spat splits Lismore council in flood aftermath

Motion thanking community should not be ‘political’ and reference to climate change was ‘piss poor’, councillor says

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Domestic violence spike expected in flood-ravaged northern NSW

There is a link between domestic violence and natural disasters, say support organisations that are bracing for the fallout as they deal with their own resources and accommodation being decimated by floods.

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Warning for flood-hit regions as wet weather and storms return to eastern Australia

Frontal system will move through Sydney, form a line of storms across the Hunter Valley and mid-north coast before moving north

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The Loop: Toddler COVID death in NSW, Lismore flood victims protest and Doctor Who speculation

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Lismore Locals Drove 700km To Dump A Fuckload Of Flood-Damaged Crap In The PM’s Front Yard

The pissed off protesters carried debris to the front gates after the road was closed.

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Lismore flood victims call for climate action outside Scott Morrison's Kirribilli home

People whose homes were destroyed in the recent floods travel to Sydney to dump wreckage outside Kirribilli House, with one protest sign reading: "Your climate inaction killed my neighbour”.

Financial Times

Australia’s cataclysmic floods raise spectre of communities’ permanent retreat

Climate change is leaving cities across the world uninsurable, and evacuation may be the only solution

AAP

Lismore flood victims dump debris at PM's

Flood-impacted Lismore residents angry at Prime Minister Scott Morrison have dumped a truckload of waterlogged possessions at Kirribilli House.

ABC News

Flooded offices of Koori Mail becomes ground zero to help Lismore residents

More than a fortnight on since floodwaters ravaged the northern NSW town of Lismore, the offices of national Indigenous newspaper Koori Mail has become a grassroots ground zero, providing basic supplies to medical assistance for locals who have nothing.

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