Hawkesbury floods: Nearmap before-and-after aerial imagery reveals damage and devastation

Heartbreaking before-and-after aerial imagery by Nearmap lays bare the cruel aftermath of yet another devastating flooding disaster. See the shocking photographs.

Shocking before-and-after aerial imagery lays bare the full extent of the most recent floods to hit Hawkesbury and north west Sydney — with many residents and businesses left once again to clean up the wreckage.

Thousands evacuated and lost precious belongings and livestock as the river rose, flood banks broke and dams overflowed for the third time in just 18 months.

Hawkesbury City mayor Patrick Conolly said it was difficult to put into words just how difficult these recent floods have been for residents.

“It is heartbreaking for our community to have to go through the fifth major flood in just over two years,” Mayor Conolly said. “Many of our towns were still in the recovery process from the March 2021 and March 2022 floods when the July flood occurred.

“It isn’t just roads and infrastructure that have been badly damaged. It is homes and livelihoods.”

Agnes Banks flooding in March, June and July. Aerial imagery by Nearmap.

Windsor flooding in March, June and July. Aerial imagery by Nearmap.

Lower Portland flooding in March, June and July. Aerial imagery by Nearmap.

Nearmap captures aerial imagery following every major natural disaster in Australia.

Its leading aerial imagery, location intelligence and geospatial tools provide critical access to on-the-ground information following natural disasters, times when so often ground access is limited, and inspection resources are stretched.

See Nearmap’s incredible aerial imagery of the floods below.