NSW:Hundreds remain evacuated after floods

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2010
NSW:Hundreds remain evacuated after floods

Hundreds of New South Wales residents are unlikely to be able to return to their flood-isolated
homes anytime soon .. with heavy rain expected later this week.

About 720 residents have been evacuated from Gumly Gumly and from East and North Wagga
Wagga .. with heavy downpours expected to bring up to 80 millimetres of rain tomorrow
and Thursday.

NSW Premier KRISTINA KENEALLY has declared a further six shires natural disaster areas
.. bringing the total number of declared shires to 17.

Farmers say up to half of the state's 2.5 billion dollar wheat crop could be wiped out.

AAP RTV lxs/jkl

KEYWORD: FLOODS NSW (SYDNEY)

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