Residents of Deniliquin have been told to evacuate before Wednesday as the NSW floods crisis nears 70 days.
The focus has also shifted to Condobolin where a 4km levee is protecting the CBD from floodwaters expected to reach a record on Wednesday.
The ‘Great wall of Condo’ is holding back rising waters in the town’s worst flood in history.
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NSW State Emergency Services issued an evacuation notice for Deniliquin asking residents to leave their homes.
Adding to the town’s woes, damaging westerly winds are expected on Monday and could reach up to 90km/h.
Sydney, Wollongong, Nowra, Wagga Wagga and Albury can also expect a windy start to the week.
NSW State Emergency Service members have responded to an increase in calls for storm jobs after windy conditions caused damage at the weekend.
On top of 260 flood-related requests for help across the state, the SES has been busy with 245 storm jobs including roofs flying off in the state’s southwest and fallen trees and powerlines in the state’s southeast and Sydney areas.
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Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said 200 Australian Defence Forces personnel were in the region to help out with the response.
He reassured devastated communities the government was stepping in to support them.
“Your federal government is standing with you both in the response immediately after these floods and in the recovery,” he told reporters on Sunday from Forbes.
He also noted the floods have taken a toll on the national economy, with the agriculture industry taking a sizeable hit.
“We’re seeing very big impacts on everything from wheat and barley crops … through to sheep and the dairy industry … and that’s inevitably going to have an impact on the national economy,” Mr Watt said.
Besides governments lending support, lawyers are joining efforts to give residents a helping hand.
At least 10 law firms in the central west are providing pro-bono flood recovery support, the Law Society of NSW says.
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