Sydney weather: Four boys, mum treated in Georges Hall for carbon monoxide poisoning
Four children and their mother have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator during flash flooding in southwest Sydney.
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Four young boys and their mother are recovering in hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning because of a generator was being used during the power outage.
A spokeswoman for Fire and Rescue NSW said HAZMAT teams were sent to the home on Hazel St, Georges Hall, around 8am Monday morning to treat the family.
“Power was down in the area and the family were using a generator and received carbon monoxide poisoning,” the spokeswoman said.
“One adult and the four boys have been taken to hospital for treatment.”
Meanwhile, many residents at Carinya Rd, Picnic Point, are waiting for the rains to stop to clean their flooded gardens and rooms. Several roads were flooded and closed off while the SES issued evacuation orders for several suburbs on Sunday night.
A mobile dunny and a boat moored to the now-flooded jetty were among the items floating on the river on Monday morning.
“We were surprised to see the dunny float past us,” Steve McDonald said.
“We look after each other here and we all helped put sandbags at our homes yesterday though it was not enough.”
For Barry Lewis, the flooding brought back memories of the last big flood.
“My wife Mary and I watched Georges River rise last night and it surprised the life out of us,” said Barry Lewis, who has lived here for 18 years.
“This is worse that our last big floods in 2016 and all the large logs I had in the front of the house are floating in the river.”
Locals like Darren Mercer and Neil Muckle are using their little motor boat and canoe to carry people and items across the swollen river.
All the residents The Express spoke to on Carinya Rd - many of them own boats - said these rains were heavier than that which flooded their area in 2016.
Ian Watson is not looking forward to another clean up having gone through this four years ago.
But he and his wife Heather saved a lot of their furniture and tools by stacking them up and blocking the doors with rags, clothes and sandbags.
“Last time the waters took away our lawnmower but this time I put in our tinnie in the boat shed, so it was saved,” he said.
“No one is crying but it's a very tough time for many of us.
“But we have no plans of moving as this is a lovely area, after all it’s Picnic Point and everyday is a picnic.”
An Ausgrid spokesman said hundreds of home in the Canterbury Bankstown area remain without power after falling trees and branches damaged the wires.
“We are urging residents to prepare for a few more days without power as we have brought in extra crews from around the state to repair all the lines,” he said.
The spokesman said they have restored power to more than 53,000 properties in NSW after 87,000 lost power due to the weekend rains.
Flooding at the Georges River at Milperra forced the SES to issue evacuation orders for residents on Sunday evening.
Resident and local councillor for the area, Linda Downey said despite the evacuation orders, some residents apparently had not heeded the message.
“The low-lying areas have copped it the most and many residents have had their homes flooded,” she said.
“We were lucky as we are on a higher ground and it’s a very traumatic experience for those who have experienced flooding but the SES are doing a wonderful job.”
She said people should heed the advice of the emergency services and police and not drive when roads are flooded.
Georges Hall resident Jess Rae Morris said they escaped the flooding because their house was on a hill but many roads were closed at different stages, including the busy Henry Lawson Drive.
“We haven’t been evacuated thankfully,” she said.
According to the emergency services, major flooding is occurring along the Georges River at Milperra, with the levels peaking higher than the 1988 flood.
The evacuation order were directed at residents of Bankstown Aerodrome, East Hills, Holsworthy, Milperra, Moorebank, Picnic Point, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point.
Since Friday, the Tower Road, one of the roads to the Bankstown Airport, has been closed due to flooding.