Local Community Rallies to Beat Floodwaters After Savage South Coast Storm

Local community rallies to beat floodwaters after savage South Coast storm

Eden and Tathra hit hard by floods, evacuations and rescues underway. SES handles 40 callouts as torrential rain wreaks havoc.

Campers told to move to higher ground as more rain lashes the coast

There have been dozens of calls for help since the wet weather arrived, and more is still to come. Photo: NSW SES Bega Unit. Campers and caravanners in the Illawarra and South Coast have been encouraged to move their structures away from trees and to higher ground, with more storms predicted this afternoon (Friday, 16 January). In the past 24 hours (to 3 pm) there have been 123 calls to NSW State Emergency Service crews for help with leaking roo…