US EditionFlood-Hit NSW Residents Facing Weeks of Cleaning Up
- Severe floods struck northern New South Wales in May 2025, impacting towns and cutting off over 30,000 people across the Mid North Coast.
- Heavy rainfall exceeding 700mm in places such as Comboyne caused record river rises, prompting emergency alerts and isolating fourteen towns including South West Rocks.
- Authorities deployed 70 Australian Defence Force personnel from May 27 and Disaster Relief Australia volunteers, scaling from 25 to 100, while emergency teams ran boat and air resupply missions.
- Over 3,500 insurance claims mainly for homes, plus disaster payments up to $900 per family and $1 million given to 19 councils, support urgent recovery, with Prime Minister Albanese noting the ADF will "boost confidence in hard-hit towns".
- Clean-Up and damage assessments continue with more than 10,000 properties damaged and over 1,100 deemed uninhabitable, implying a prolonged rebuilding process amid ongoing emergency support.
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