Thousands of Australians in New South Wales (NSW) have been told to evacuate their homes after torrential rain brought flooding to much of the state over the weekend. State Emergency Services (SES) have given residents in low lying areas in the town of Forbes—a town of 8,000 residents, 350 kilometres west of Sydney—until 9:30 p.m. tonight to evacuate after floodwaters rose upstream of the township. “Floodwaters will progressively close roads, and access will be cut, so do not delay moving,” the SES said in its evacuation order. “Once floodwater begins inundating the area, road access, water, sewerage, power, phones, and internet may be lost. If you remain in the area, you will be trapped, and it may be too dangerous for SES to rescue you.” The order comes after authorities warned on Monday that flood water levels in the Lachlan River and its tributaries could hit the same levels as …