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March 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Another Riverina community is nervously watching the Murrumbidgee River rise with residents in Hay the latest to be threatened by floodwaters in NSW.
Major flooding is expected in the town on Tuesday when the river peaks near 9.0 metres after reaching 8.9 metres on Sunday night, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Emergency services issued an evacuation warning for Hay on Wednesday night to give residents a heads up about the possibility they would need to leave their homes.
A public meeting will be held at the local high school on Thursday evening to update the community on the latest developments, the State Emergency Service announced.
“The SES will be there to answer any questions from people who have fears about what’s going to happen if there is an evacuation,” SES spokesperson Stephanie Heard told AAP.
Ms Heard said the SES had been able to do a lot of forward planning as they knew the water was travelling in Hay’s direction.
“SES volunteers are in the town … there’s a lot of sandbagging and it’s really just preparing and communicating with the community at this stage,” she said.
The SES says it expects to sound the all clear for Darlington Point, also on the Murrumbidgee River, within the next 24 hours.
“Engineers are out checking the integrity of the levee to make sure it’s safe before an all clear can be issued.”
Towns on the Lachlan River are still threatened by floodwaters, with an evacuation order still current for Condobolin.
The river is expected to peak on Friday at 6.8m – lower than the original forecast of 7m.
Elsewhere in the state the cleanup continues apace, with residents in north Wagga Wagga finally allowed to return to their homes.
Safety fears had previously meant they were only able to access their homes during daylight under escort by emergency services.
Despite the continuing flood threat, the SES has not had to carry out a flood rescue for several days.
“We had a fair few before – the majority being people who got caught driving through floodwater – but for a few days now we haven’t had any,” Ms Heard said.
“I think everyone is really aware of this water coming downstream.”
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