Australian state leader Premier Dominic Perrottet is asking the federal Labor government to help fund the raising of the Warragamba Dam wall in a bid to reduce flood risk to the community downstream of Sydney’s biggest dam.
The suggestion was first put forward in 2016 and has received renewed attention this week after several areas across Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales were declared “natural disaster zones” following days of storms and flooding across the state.
The flood has affected about 40,000 people across Sydney, the Hunter and Illawarra, with 50 evacuation orders in place. Over 2,000 homes have been assessed for damage so far, with 239 found to be not habitable and a further 973 needing repairs….