The cleanup efforts have begun for some towns affected by the recent floods.
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The floods, which crept up on the communities of The Rock, Lockhart, Henty and Urana on Sunday, March 4 are
believed to be the biggest the towns have seen.
Hundreds of homes and businesses were inundated with water.
Much of the town of The Rock went under water.
According to a State Emergency Service (SES) spokesperson as of yesterday morning The Rock residents were still under evacuation orders.
“The residents will not be able to re-enter the town until the water recedes,” the spokesperson said.
Evacuees from The Rock were relocated to Wagga, however when Wagga’s CBD came under threat from the Murrumbidgee River’s levee being overtopped, the Rock residents along with thousands of other Wagga residents were then relocated to higher ground on Monday night.
Parts of Lockhart received flash
flooding over the weekend.
Many residents that were evacuated from Lockhart were set up at the Lockhart Hall.
Urana became under evacuation alert on Monday afternoon because their essential supplies like fresh food and sewage were threatened by flooding.
As of yesterday morning the threat had not yet passed - it is believed that large amounts of water were still heading towards Urana from Lockhart, Boree Creek, the Urangeline Creeks and Billabong creeks.
Emergency helicopters were called to evacuate a number of residents by air, including six patients at the Urana Hospital.
With a population of 400, it was rumoured on Tuesday that about 230 people were still isolated in Urana.
Two helicopters from Wagga Wagga are on standby in case of emergencies.
These residents may be isolated for up to a week.
The SES remind people to heed evacuation orders and stay out of the area until the water recedes and the SES give the go ahead to re-enter the area.
“We can’t stress enough the importance of staying out of the water and flooded areas,” the SES spokesperson said.
For up-to-date information contact the State Emergency Service general enquiries line on 1800 227 228.