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Flash floods cut off Australian towns, as more rain set to fall
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5/21/2025
Heavy rain in Australia's southeast triggered flash flooding and cut off towns on Wednesday (May 21) stranding some residents, as authorities issued snap evacuation orders with rivers staying above danger levels.
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Heavy rain in Australia's southeast triggered flash flooding and cut off towns on Wednesday,
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stranding some residents, as authorities issued snap evacuation orders with rivers staying above
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danger levels. Emergency personnel on boats were seen ferrying residents in the area near the town
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of Taree in New South Wales. Rural towns in the Hunter and Mid-North Coast regions of New South
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Wales, Australia's most populous state, were the worst hit from the downpour, with some areas
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receiving more than four months' worth of rain over the past 24 hours. In its latest update,
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Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said some areas could receive up to 300 millimeters of rain
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over the next 24 hours, three times the mean total for May.
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