NSW floods: Hawkesbury-Nepean River ‘still a major concern’ as rain starts to dissipate
by Peter Hannam from Environment | The Guardian on (#5WQR2)
Authorities are urging people to stay alert and check warnings with another east coast low predicted for coast early next week
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More than 350,000 people in New South Wales remain under evacuation warnings or orders as rain starts to dissipate but rivers in some areas are still at major flood levels.
The Bureau of Meteorology had no alerts for severe weather across NSW as of 7am AEDT on Friday after cancelling a warning for thunderstorms in the Hunter and mid-north coast regions.
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