Communities in the Australian state of New South Wales’s far west are being warned they face “a long journey ahead” following expected record flood peaks.
Premier Dominic Perrottet visited Menindee, and Broken Hill on Saturday, lamenting the immense amount of water from the slow-moving disaster will take weeks to recede.
The Darling River at Menindee is tipped to peak at more than 10.7 metres in the coming days, higher than the previous 1976 record of 10.47 metres, due to further heavy rainfall and planned water releases upstream.
About 30 properties have been impacted by flooding above floor level, with State Emergency Service crews and others working to sandbag, deliver supplies and gather intelligence in preparation for the rising waters….