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Flooding in Sydney and NSW takes its toll
99 ImagesClearer skies appear over Sydney and Mid North Coast but flood risk continues If you need assistance, please call the SES on 132 500. Photos by The Sydney Morning Herald photographers.
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Brad McCutcheon, a resident of St George's Caravan park near Lower Portland.Credit:Nick Moir
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Dargle Water ski resort still inundated after the Hawkesbury River flooded through on Sunday. Several of the caravans were washed downstream and dumped at St George Caravan Park.Credit:Nick Moir
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Dargle Water ski resort still inundated after the Hawkesbury River flooded through on Sunday. Several of the caravans were washed downstream and dumped at St George Caravan Park.Credit:Nick Moir
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Dargle Water ski resort still inundated after the Hawkesbury River flooded through on Sunday. Several of the caravans were washed downstream and dumped at St George Caravan Park.Credit:Nick Moir
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Dargle Water ski resort still inundated after the Hawkesbury River flooded through on Sunday. Several of the caravans were washed downstream and dumped at St George Caravan Park.Credit:Nick Moir
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Santo "Sma" Celi, 89 yrs, was rescued from his sinking car, at Wisemans Ferry in the middle of the night by a passerby, after he tried to escape his cabin in rising floodwaters.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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89 year old Santo "Sam" Celi was plucked from a sinking car at Wisemans Ferry in the middle of the night by a passerby after he tried to escape his cabin in rising floodwaters. The bonnet of his red Hyundai was visible at Wisemans Ferry the day after the rescue.
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Wayne Smith searching for missing caravans which were washed downstream and dumped at St George Caravan Park. His family own and run the Dargle Water ski resort which still inundated after the Hawkesbury River flooded through on Sunday.Credit:Nick Moir
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Scenes of flood devastation at St George's Caravan park at Lower Portland. Credit:Nick Moir
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St George's Caravan park near Lower Portland, looking like a tsunami has hit.Credit:Nick Moir
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Brad McCutcheon, a resident of St George's Caravan park near Lower Portland on Thursday morning.Credit:Nick Moir
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Teenager Ruby Bugeja helping clean her flooded home in Arnedell Street, Windsor. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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3pm Hawkesbury River flood water receding at Windsor Bridge, Windsor.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Russell Strickland and Tracey Flood clearing mud from their cabin at the Leetsvale Caravan Park on the Hawkesbury River.Credit:Nick Moir
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Jon Hall clears mud out of facilities at the Leetsvale Caravan Park on the Hawkesbury River.Credit:Nick Moir
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Russell Strickland clearing mud from their cabin at the Leetsvale Caravan Park on the Hawkesbury River.Credit:Nick Moir
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Cabin owners and residents of Leetsvale Caravan Park passing supplies to a boat to get over to the still isolated caravan park on the Hawkesbury River.Credit:Nick Moir
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The aftermath of floods at Leetsvale Caravan Park on the Hawkesbury River.Credit:Nick Moir
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SES Volunteers delivering urgent food and medical supplies in George Street, Windsor on Thursday morning.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Sarah O'Connell with Brooke Greentree cleaning up their flooded home in Arnedell Street, Windsor on Thursday. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Lisa Sullivan and friends cleaning up her flooded home in North Street, Windsor. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Ruby Bugeja helping clean her flooded home in Arnedell Street, Windsor. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Lisa Sullivan assessing the damage and cleaning up her flooded home in North Street, Windsor. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Treacy Bugeja with Sarah O'Connell assessing the damage and cleaning up their flooded home in Arnedell Street, Windsor on Thursday.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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John and Sue Brookes cleaning up floating debris in their Windsor backyard.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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A partially submerged for sale sign near Wisemans Ferry.Credit:Janie Barrett
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A man watches the water from the top floor of his flood inundated house in Lower MacDonald on the Macdonald River, near Wisemans Ferry, NSW. Credit:Janie Barrett
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Patricia Parker, 86, views her submerged home from the safety of her son and daughter-in-law's balcony at Nagles Gully, on the Hawkesbury River where the flood waters continue to rise near Wisemans Ferry. Credit:Janie Barrett
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Flood affected areas are seen from a helicopter in the Windsor and Pitt Town areas along the Hawkesbury River.Credit:POOL
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The Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry near where residents were evacuated along the river due to rising flood waters.Credit:Janie Barrett
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The community drops off supplies for the RFS to transport by boat to isolated communities stranded by the rising flood waters along the Hawkesbury and Macdonald Rivers at Wisemans Ferry, Sydney. Credit:Janie Barrett
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The community drops off supplies for the RFS to transport by boat to isolated communities stranded by the rising flood waters along the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry, Sydney. Credit:Janie Barrett
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The SES rescue Angela Stewart and her pets from her home in Lower MacDonald and bring her to safety at Wisemans Ferry after flood waters inundated her home, in Sydney. 24th March 2021 Photo: Janie BarrettCredit:Janie Barrett
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison inspects damage created by floodwater from a helicopter during a visit to flood affected areas this morning.Credit:POOL
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Flooding George Streets, Windsor. Hawkesbury River flooding. 23rd March 2021 Photo Louise Kennerley AFRCredit:Louise Kennerley
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Houses in Lower MacDonald, inundated by the flood waters of the Macdonald River.Credit:Janie Barrett
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Casuarina students help the Police and SES volunteers deliver urgent food and medical supplies in Windsor. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Local RFS prepare to drop food to isolated communities along the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry near where residents have evacuated due to rising flood waters.Credit:Janie Barrett
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The Police and SES volunteers deliver urgent food and medical supplies in Windsor. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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The roof of a submerged structure near the Windsor and Pitt Town areas along the Hawkesbury River.Credit:POOl
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A power line surrounded by floodwater.Credit:POOL
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Sarah Connell taking her horses Minnie and Bob for a walk along George St, Windsor. They are temporarily staying in her backyard due to their paddock flooding.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Flooding around Windsor.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Dan FaceTimes his friend so he can see the state of their property in floodwaters around Pitt Town, well under water. They were also looking for Dan's excavator which is likely under 7m of water.Credit:Nick Moir
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SES volunteers heading out to Ebenezer near Windsor. Hawkesbury River flooding.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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The Telegraph Point service station and garage with extensive road damage due to floods.Credit:Matt Gilligan / SMH
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Aerial photo looking north to the North Shore of Port Macquarie, NSW. It shows the small township completely inundated by the flood waters - the worst in our local history. They were ordered to completely evacuate. Credit:William Eades
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SES volunteers heading out to Ebenezer near Windsor.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Londonderry resident Janette Shute photographed walking through her friend Leanne Dalrymple's home.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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A swollen Nepean River at Agnes Banks.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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The ducks seem to be ok as they inspect a house on Blacktown Rd in Londonderry.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Flooding scenes from Pitt Town.Credit:Nick Moir
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Debbie Payne looking at her home looking out at the flood surrounding her home on George st, Windsor.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Flooded home in Eldon St , Pitt Town, Hawkesbury River flooding. Credit:Nick Moir
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Floodwaters in Mulgrave rising from the flooding Hawkesbury River.Credit:Nick Moir
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SES rescue Windsor residents as the Hawkesbury River floods across the region. Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding of the Hawkesbury River at Windsor.Credit:Nick Moir
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Treacy Bugeja's downstairs room is flooded due to the Hawkesbury river flooding. Credit:Nick Moir
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Lincoln Delaforce in his kayak on a flooded street in Port Macquarie.Credit:Matt Gilligan / SMH
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Danny Sondermeyer with son Harrison, 8, at his mums home in James Meehan Street Windsor. Credit:RENEE NOWYTARGER
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Flooding of the Hawkesbury river in Harris St, south Windsor. Credit:Nick Moir
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Residents check inundated homes in Windsor as the Hawkesbury River continues to rise.Credit:Nick Moir
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James, Liam and Jemma Byrne with a Blue Tongue lizard they rescued from the flood water. A witness mark on the wall next to them shows the height the floodwater reached yesterday. After days of terrential rain, the flood affected Nepean River at Penrith is beginning to subside. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Inundated homes in Arndell St Windsor.Credit:Nick Moir
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Kate Connell cleans out her flood damaged granny flat after rising waters entered from Peach Tree Creek. After days of terrential rain, the flood affected Nepean River at Penrith is beginning to subside. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Ben Sullivan retrieves a few last items before he evacuates his inundated home in Windsor.Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding of the Hawkesbury river in Harris St, south Windsor.Credit:Nick Moir
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Jason Byrne dries out his flood damaged garage. He lives on Ladbury Ave and were flooded by a rising Peach Tree Creek. After days of terrential rain, the flood affected Nepean River at Penrith is beginning to subside. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Residents check inundated homes in Windsor as the Hawkesbury River continues to rise.Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding of the Hawkesbury River at Pitt Town.Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding around the Parramatta CBD and the Parramatta River after days of continuous and severe rain across NSW. Credit:James Alcock
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Flooding around the Parramatta CBD and the Parramatta River after days of continuous and severe rain across NSW.Credit:James Alcock
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Flooding in Port Macquarie. Credit:Matt Gilligan
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Tarrant Lake-man who lost his home in the floods that hit in Port Macquarie. Credit:Matt Gilligan / SMH
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Shop owner Chris Kiers from Open House in Port Macquarie.Credit:Matt Gilligan
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Parts of Windsor are becoming inundated Hawkesbury River flooding.Credit:Nick Moir
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Hawkesbury River Flooding around 6am in Windsor area. Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding in the ground floor of Windsor resident Ben Sullivan's home. Credit:Nick Moir
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Windsor resident Ben Sullivan doing a last check over his flooding property in North St before leaving for the night. Credit:Nick Moir
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The Nepean River as it begins to breach its banks after days of heavy rain. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Scenes from Windsor today as the bridge goes under water. Credit:Dean Sewell
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Hawkesbury River Flooding around 6am in Windsor Bridge area. Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding in Port Macquarie on Saturday March 20, 2021.Credit:Matt Gilligan
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Flooding in and around Windsor in north western Sydney. Credit:Nick Moir
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Flooding in Port Macquarie on Saturday March 20.Credit:Matt Gilligan
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Businesses in Gloucester started sandbagging again after SES door knocked and warned people that flooding was likely to reoccur this evening. Credit:SMH
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SHD NEWS. Flooding in Port Macquarie on Saturday March 20, 2021. Photo: Matt GilliganCredit:Matt Gilligan
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Scenes from Windsor today as families evacuate. Credit:Dean Sewell
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SES rescue teams have been rescuing people trapped on roof tops that have been cut off from rising flood waters as the Windsor bridge goes under water.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Sandbagging in Gloucester.Credit:SMH
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SES rescue teams have been rescuing people trapped on roof tops that have been cut off from rising flood waters as the Windsor bridge goes under water. Credit:Dean Sewell
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Scenes from Windsor today as families evacuate.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Mark Garner, store manager at Drifta in Gloucester, at the door to his shop. The company helped the town by giving out sand bags (the white bags pictured). Credit:SMH
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Flooding in and around Windsor in north western Sydney. Credit:Nick Moir
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Gooch Agencies in Gloucester sandbagging their premises.Credit:SMH
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Scenes from Windsor today as families evacuate. Credit:Dean Sewell
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SES rescue teams have been rescuing people trapped on roof tops that have been cut off from rising flood waters as the Windsor bridge goes under water. Credit:Dean Sewell
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Flooding in Riverstone with lots of roads blocked off. Credit:Edwina Pickles
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Mansukh Varsani, owner of Gloucester Hardware, surveys they damage to the shop after almost half a metre of flood water flowed through on Saturday.Credit:SMH
