Flooding in NSW is unprecedented and will get worse, Premier Dominic Perrottet says.
“Many would have seen distressing images of survival and there are many distressing reports, particularly around the Lismore area, of people who are isolated and currently stranded,” he tells reporters.
There have been 500 flood rescues and 927 requests for assistance in the last 24 hours.
More than 16,000 people have been told to evacuate, across 12 areas in the states.
Six more areas, covering 14,000, have been warned they may need to evacuate.
“If you can leave, and it is safe to do so, please, please leave,” Perrottet says, warning against complacency.
“For those people in communities where it has not flooded before, please do not think that a flood will not occur in your community.”
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