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March 6th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
A levee holds flood waters from Wagga Wagga CBD in the foreground while North Wagga is inundated yesterday. Photo: Andrew Meares
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The flood threat continues in other parts of NSW after the Riverina city of Wagga Wagga “dodged a bullet” when the Murrumbidgee River failed to breach the city’s levee yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for Sydney, the NSW south coast, the Illawarra and the Hunter for today and tomorrow, adding that flash flooding could occur from localised heavy rain, while “very heavy surf” was expected.
Wagga Wagga – A town submerged
Two men in a tinny tour the flooded businesses in East Wagga Wagga. Photo: Andrew Meares
Wagga Wagga
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit Wagga Wagga today, as the Murrumbidgee River in NSW’s largest inland city peaked at 10.56 metres about 4pm yesterday and started to fall.
“Certainly a sense of relief has overcome Wagga tonight because it looks as though we’ve dodged a bullet,” the Federal MP for the Riverina, Michael McCormack, told the ABC last night.
But the rising water did not spare the low-lying areas in North Wagga Wagga and about 240 properties were under about one metre of water, State Emergency Service (SES) spokeswoman Stephanie Heard said.
About 8000 people ordered to leave Wagga Wagga CBD, Wagga Wagga Central, Flowerdale, North Wagga Wagga and Gumly Gumly on Monday would not be allowed to return homes until SES engineers examined the structural integrity of the levee and the town’s infrastructure today, she said.
About 600 Riverina residents in Griffith, North Yenda and Beelbangera were ordered to leave their homes yesterday, which were threatened by overland flows from within the Murrumbidgee Basin, she added.
Major flooding was also expected to continue downstream of Wagga Wagga for the next few weeks, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Focus on Forbes
Ms Heard said about 1000 residents at Forbes, on the Lachlan River downstream of Cowra, were evacuated yesterday as water levels at the Wyangala Dam at Forbes were expected to peak at 10.65 metres, exceeding the major flood level of 10.4 metres.
Evacuation orders in other parts of the state remain in place, but have been lifted in The Rocks, Lockhart and Jugiong, Ms Heard said.
Rain, winds to lash NSW coast
A low was expected to develop in a trough deepening over the central Tasman Sea this afternoon, bringing rain and thunderstorms to Sydney, the south coast, Illawarra and Hunter, the weather bureau said.
“We are expecting heavy local rain, which could lead to flash flooding,” Ms Heard said, adding that the SES was preparing for the severe weather warning.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell told Macquarie Radio it could take weeks or months before the real cost of the flooding was known, adding that at least half a billion dollars was needed to repair state roads damaged by flooding.
Nine areas – Young, Upper Lachlan, Boorowa, Weddin, Coolamon, Corowa, Gundagai, Snowy River and Cooma-Monaro Councils – were declared Natural Disaster zones by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Michael Gallacher, yesterday evening.
with AAP
Public Information and Inquiry Centre – 1800 227 228.
NSW State Emergency Service on 132 500 or www.ses.nsw.gov.au
Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444.
Rail services – www.131500.com.au or www.countrylink.info
Emergency NSW at www.emergency.nsw.gov.au.
Road closures – www.rta.nsw.gov.au or www.livetraffic.com or contact local councils.
Health Information during floods and clean up is available on the NSW Health website at: http://www.emergency.health.nsw.gov.au/floods/index.asp
For all other emergencies, the public is advised to phone triple-0.
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