Premier says unprecedented flooding in northern NSW is "expected to get worse" - Dominic Perrottet Press Conference | February 28, 2022 | ACM
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Minister for Emergency Services Stephanie Cooke, the Bureau of Meteorology's Grahame Reader and NSW Police addressed flooding in northern parts of the state on Monday.
Lismore in northern NSW is preparing for its worst flood on record, while Queensland mourns the loss of eight lives in floodwaters.
The Bureau of Meteorology says rainfall of between 300 millimetres and 700mm has been recorded for the northern parts of the NSW Northern Rivers in the past 24 hours.
The high rainfall has seen the Lismore levee overrun on early Monday morning and record flooding above the March 1976 peak and February 1954 levels is occurring in the town.
The highest flood on record peaked at 12.46 metres in 1890.
Lismore in northern NSW is preparing for its worst flood on record, while Queensland mourns the loss of eight lives in floodwaters.
The Bureau of Meteorology says rainfall of between 300 millimetres and 700mm has been recorded for the northern parts of the NSW Northern Rivers in the past 24 hours.
The high rainfall has seen the Lismore levee overrun on early Monday morning and record flooding above the March 1976 peak and February 1954 levels is occurring in the town.
The highest flood on record peaked at 12.46 metres in 1890.