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2010-02-19 04:51:05 - Flood - Australia EDIS CODE: FL-20100219-24989-AUS
Date & Time: 2010-02-19 04:51:05 [UTC]
Area: Australia, State of New South Wales, Central Darling Shire area, Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Not confirmed information! Description: The New South Wales Government has declared a natural disaster in the Central Darling and Cobar shires in the Far West of the state. Emergency Services Minister, Steve Whan, says torrential rain and flooding last weekend had caused severe damage to public infrastructure in the region. “In Central Darling Shire, initial reports are that more than 500km of roads, from Ivanhoe and Menindee in the south to White Cliffs and Tilpa in the north, have been damaged at an estimated cost of more than $5 million,” he says. “Roads have been washed away and undermined and more than 60 causeways damaged. “The sealed White Cliffs to Wilcannia Road is the worst affected and remains closed. The State Emergency Service is continuing aerial resupply operations for isolated properties and the White Cliffs community. “In the Cobar Shire, the cost of repairs to roads has been estimated between $500,000 and $1 million, with the Kidman Way bridge also damaged.” Mr Whan says further assessments of damage in this remote region of the state would be carried out in coming days and the declaration could be extended if required.
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