4 d. ago Search for man missing in floodwaters as severe weather hits Sydney

Rescuers are searching for a man whose car was swept away west of Taree as authorities say some communities could be trapped by floodwater for six weeks.

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4 d. ago Search for man missing in floodwaters as severe weather warning issued for Sydney

Rescuers are searching for a man whose car was swept into floodwaters west of Taree on Saturday night as a severe weather warning for damaging winds was issued for Sydney.

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3 w. ago Warning after healthcare worker found infectious with hepatitis B

NSW Health has issued an urgent health warning after hundreds of mothers may have been exposed to hepatitis B at a Sydney hospital over 11 years.

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3 w. ago Emergency ‘not over’ with new flood warnings issued across NSW

Areas of Lismore are already flooded, with rising water inching closer to breaching the city’s levee as the SES calls Saturday “D-Day” for the state.

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3 w. ago Evacuation orders extended as Alfred bears down on Northern NSW

Areas from the Tweed on the far north coast, inland at Lismore, and as far south as Port Macquarie are subject to the orders as Cyclone Alfred edges closer.

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3 w. ago Evacuation orders extend down NSW coast, Lismore at risk of flooding

Almost 100 warnings are in place across northern NSW as Cyclone Alfred approaches, with towns as far south as Port Macquarie told to evacuate.

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3 w. ago Evacuation orders issued as Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s approach slows, Lismore at risk of flooding

Residents in north-east NSW are being told to leave or risk being stranded as hundreds of millimetres of rainfall are forecast to fall as the category 2 storm approaches.

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4 w. ago Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates: Category downgrade possible as storm approaches Queensland coast; NSW Northern Rivers evacuation warnings issued for Lismore, surrounding areas

The category 2 system has slowed considerably as it moves towards Queensland, and could make landfall much later than previously predicted. Follow our live coverage.

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4 w. ago Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates: Category downgrade possible as storm crosses Queensland coast; NSW Northern Rivers evacuation warnings issued for Lismore, surrounding areas

The category 2 system has slowed considerably as it moves towards Queensland, and could make landfall much later than previously predicted. Follow our live coverage.

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last month Almost a metre of rain forecast for northern NSW as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms

Flood watch alerts have been issued for northern NSW as well as warnings for powerful waves and abnormally high tides.

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