‘We’re not out of the woods’: Gladys Berejiklian warns millions of a ‘major, prolonged weather event’ with rain to continue unabated until THURSDAY
Millions in New South Wales will endure a ‘major, prolonged weather event’ as hundreds of homes are evacuated during record rainfall, Gladys Berejiklian has warned.
The NSW premier staged an emergency press conference on Saturday afternoon to beg families to stay at home, warning the rain wouldn’t stop until Thursday or Friday.
‘The last time we got major floods in the NSW the weather event passed in two or three days, unfortunately, this will be a deep-seated, extreme weather event,’ she said.
‘This is an event that will not be going away in the next few days.’
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned the disastrous weather in the state will not be going away anytime soon (pictured house floating down Manning River)
As the state continues to be lashed with endless rain, the SES has responded to more than 4000 calls for help including 500 flood rescues.
BoM had issued a severe weather warning on Saturday morning covering an area from the mid-north coast to the far south coast of NSW as well as Canberra.
The state premier said the ‘unexpected mini-tornado’ in Chester Hill, in Sydney’s west, had created a path of destruction in the area and left several homes damaged.
Ms Berejiklian urged residents across the state to stay at home.
‘Regrettably this will be a prolonged event, none of us are out of the woods while the storm front is moving south,’ she said.
‘Everybody else who isn’t living in directly impacted areas, don’t move around unless you have to… whatever you do, do not drive through those floods, make sure you put safety first, it is not the time to be out and about.’
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