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Image courtesy of "Blue Mountains Gazette"

Ballina mayor describes 'shocking' scenes (Blue Mountains Gazette)

A family sleeping in their cars high on a hill. Rescue crews working at 3am from a dilapidated shed. A cancer patient huddled inside a sports club.

The best comes out in people when things bad happen," he said. It's just a relocatable old house." "People were bringing mattresses and bowls of soup. I came away from there quite angry," she said. A family sleeping in their cars high on a hill. A cancer patient huddled inside a sports club.

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'This is a far from normal event' (9Homes)

As water levels continue to rise from a "one in 1000 year" flooding event on the NSW Far North Coast, local...

"But not like this. "It is an evolving situation so we're monitoring it very closely. We've got some excellent staff working on this as we speak.

Ballina Hospital evacuating tonight owing to rising flood waters (Echonetdaily)

The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) have announced they are evacuating Ballina Hospital owing to rising floodwaters.

An SMS is being sent to the local community to alert them of the evacuation and the temporary hospital closure. The hospital has 55 general medical and rehabilitation patients, who are being temporarily relocated to Xavier Catholic College through NSW Ambulance and transport organised by the NSW State Emergency Service (SES). The evacuation is taking place on the advice of the local Police Commander and out of an abundance of caution to protect the health and safety of patients and staff.

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Ballina Hospital evacuated amid flood waters with makeshift ... (Daily Mail)

Fifty-five patients at the Ballina Hospital will be moved to the Xavier Catholic College where a makeshift emergency department is being set up for any ...

Fifty-five patients at the Ballina Hospital will be moved to the Xavier Catholic College where a makeshift emergency department is being set up for any others needing urgent care Fifty-five patients at the Ballina Hospital will be moved to the Xavier Catholic College where a makeshift emergency department is being set up for any others needing urgent care. A hospital has been forced to evacuate all staff and patients to a nearby high school as flood waters continue to devastate parts of northern New South Wales.

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