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Australian residents and horses trapped on bridge by rising floodwaters

Floodwaters swallowed both ends of arched bridge and stranded residents and livestock overnight

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

Thousands Evacuate Worst Australian Floods in Decades

Tens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes by Tuesday and many more had been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in decades that has claimed at least nine lives. Scores of residents, some with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Hundreds of cattle washed away in northern NSW flood event, as farmers count losses

Farmers have watched on, feeling helpless, as hundreds of cattle were swept away in the record-breaking flood event in northern NSW. In other cases, stories of hope, as animals are guided to safety.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

‘Prepare now’: Woman dies, as lethal weather heads for Sydney

Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for and a woman's body has been found in a flooded home amid devastating scenes in NSW.

The New Daily · Mar 1, 2022

How elderly couple survived Lismore's record flood inside their roof

As many people in Lismore scrambled on to theirs roofs to avoid flood waters, Fay and Bruce Ross climbed in to theirs. They thought it would be safe, but they were wrong.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Want to help people affected by floods? Here's what to do – and what not to

Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022

Ballina flood: residents of NSW coastal town face tense night as flood peak expected to coincide with high tide

Hospital evacuated as flood waters from the Wilsons River and the Richmond River catchments are expected to reach Ballina on Tuesday night

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

Lismore flood: man saves 16 people and five dogs after losing his own home

Aidan Ricketts, who also evacuated his own household of six, says the flood is ‘beyond all records or memories’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

How Lismore locals became flood rescue heroes when emergency services were swamped

As screams for help rang out from the rooftops of Lismore yesterday, Vincent Marychurch and Jeff Harris got to work, helping rescue dozens of people who had been trapped for hours amid the NSW city's record-breaking floods.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022