SBS Sinhala current Affair 05 July : Evacuation orders to thousands of NSW residents as the major flood returns

Listen to the SBS Sinhala current affair feature on updates of NSW floods

From 2 P-M Thursday, July 7, affected residents will be able to apply for disaster recovery payments. Source: AAP

Highlights

• Major flooding has returned to New South Wales with more than 30,000 people given evacuation orders or warnings as heavy rain continues.
• Premier Dominic Perrottet says the latest inundation could threaten more people and properties than previous floods in western Sydney over the last 18 months.
• New South Wales has requested another 100 Australian Defence Force members, on top of 100 who joined the flood effort on Sunday.