Wild weather: Relief on the way with coastal towns to begin cleanup
Residents on the state’s south coast who have suffered through the very heavy rain in recent days say they look forward to a decent night’s sleep.
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Coastal towns that have been battered by heavy rains and wild winds can expect some reprieve from Tuesday after a weekend of floods, high seas and power outages.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects the low pressure trough that has wreaked havoc across the state’s east to weaken and move offshore.
While extreme surf and wind conditions are set to continue along the coast, the risk of catastrophic flooding has now been minimised.
Since Friday, the SES has received 2000 calls for help across NSW.
Hundreds of homes were damaged and thousands left without power while gale force winds ripped 15m-tall trees from their roots.
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On the embattled south coast, locals were relieved when the rain finally subsided.
The region experienced some of the worst flooding in almost 30 years along the Shoalhaven River.
North Nowra Riverfront Caravan Park managers Kylie and Jason Druce said they had been battered after the fires in January, floods in February, the coronavirus shutdown in March and now more rain.
“We are very tired, we haven’t had any sleep for three days, looking forward to a good night’s sleep.”
Originally published as Wild weather: Relief on the way with coastal towns to begin cleanup