The deluge in NSW sounds a warning to rural and regional communities elsewhere
- Written by Piet Filet, Adjunct Industry Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
Heavy rain continues to fall across the Hunter and Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Rivers are bursting their banks and spreading over floodplains, leaving many areas on flood watch. And now, this emergency is heading south.
The unfolding disaster shows just how vulnerable rural catchments and regional communities are to extreme rainfall. It...
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