12 Disaster Zones Declared in NSW, Australia
Posted by feww on April 22, 2015
State of emergency declared in New South Wales amid deadly weather
More than two days of cyclonic storms with pounding rain and gale-force winds have prompted the NSW premier Mike Baird to declare disaster in a dozen areas between Sydney’s Northern Beaches and the Hunter Valley in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).
The disaster declarations cover Dungog, Newcastle City, Maitland, Cessnock, Gosford, Warringah, Great Lakes, Lake Macquarie, Pittwater, Port Stephens, Singleton and Wyong, said the Baird in a statement.
At least three people were killed in the town of Dungog, north of Newcastle, on Tuesday, and police retrieved the body of a fourth victim near Maitland, north-west of Newcastle, late Wednesday, said a report.
The State Emergency Services (SES) issued an evacuation order for several areas warning residents to leave immediately.
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