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Drowned herds. Towns underwater. Farmers in NSW are facing ‘absolute devastation’
Those who survived the 2021 floods and are still recovering from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, ‘have lost absolutely everything’ in the latest delugeNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor dairy farmer James McRae, the floods arrived in a perfect storm.It had been a wet autumn on the New South Wales mid-north coast, saturating the soil, which made it hard to sow new pastures. When 200mm of rain hit overnight on Monday, low-lying farms in his community of Barrington were “completely decimated”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Those who survived the 2021 floods and are still recovering from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, ‘have lost absolutely everything’ in the latest deluge
- NSW floods live updates: latest flooding news
- NSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and maps
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
For dairy farmer James McRae, the floods arrived in a perfect storm.
It had been a wet autumn on the New South Wales mid-north coast, saturating the soil, which made it hard to sow new pastures. When 200mm of rain hit overnight on Monday, low-lying farms in his community of Barrington were “completely decimated”.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
