As prolonged flooding continues throughout western and southern NSW, the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is reminding the community to be prepared and stay flood safe. For the last 24 hours NSW SES has received 213 requests for assistance and conducted 7 flood rescues for persons trapped in vehicles, animal rescues and medical evacuations across the state. There are currently 63 flood warnings across NSW – 9 at emergency level, 29 at Watch and Act and 28 at advice level. Forbes continues to be an area of focus, with the Iron Bridge River gauge hitting major flood level yesterday (Friday 13 October 2022).

https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/news/all-news/2022/nsw-ses-continues-operations-in-southern-and-western-nsw/

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