Forbes flooding: hundreds of homes under threat as NSW floods crisis worsens
by Australian Associated Press and Mostafa Rachwani from on (#65TYT)
Emergency services say they are mounting one of the biggest-ever flood responses in New South Wales' history
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The New South Wales town of Forbes was worried but prepared" ahead of predicted major flooding on Tuesday, the mayor said, with about 1,000 people told to evacuate amid the crisis engulfing the state's central west.
One of the largest ever flood responses in the state's history was under way on Tuesday morning, with 17 flood warnings in place and eight major warnings affecting 25 locations.
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