Exhaustion and relief as flood threat subsides in Deniliquin

The SES cancelled an evacuation order after warning some residents their homes would be inundated

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Exhausted residents of the Riverina town of Deniliquin breathed a sigh of relief overnight after an evacuation order for the town was cancelled, but residents of the nearby village of Moulamein were told it was too late to leave.

The State Emergency Service on Sunday told residents living on the northern banks of the Edward River at Deniliquin to evacuate by 10am Wednesday, ahead of a forecast major flood level of 9.4 metres, rising as high as 9.6 metres later in the week.