Heavy rainfall sees flood rescue on NSW South Coast
Residents on the New South Wales south coast are preparing to evacuate as the state is hit with another drenching. Close to 200 millimetres of rain has already been recorded in parts of the Shoalhaven.
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00:00Here in Sanctuary Point on the Shoal Haven, the SES have advised the community to prepare
00:07to evacuate.
00:08As you can see behind me here on this street, dozens of families have their homes completely
00:13inundated.
00:14The Tomarong Creek is so full, it's come down to Cockrow Creek here and the banks have broken.
00:19Just as I've been standing here earlier, I've watched families leaving their homes with
00:23their bags on their heads, one woman carrying her dog as they've tried to get to higher
00:28grounds.
00:29It's been so stressful, we come home and the street was fully flooded, we've lost our car,
00:33I've lost my business.
00:35My dad and my partner and my son are still in there waiting to be rescued.
00:39Shoal Haven has been inundated with water today, there's been more than 250 mills in
00:43some catchments, just 100 mills here in Vincentia and Sanctuary Point today alone.
00:49So as you can see, the SES are busily getting ready to get people out of here, it's been
00:55a pretty crazy day.
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