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How to assist flood-affected communities in NSW and Queensland (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Australia's east coast is in the midst of one of the worst floods in the country's history. After a summer of record high rainfall, the floods have so far ...

After a summer of record high rainfall, the floods have so far caused a number of deaths, and the evacuation of thousands of Queensland and New South Wales residents. It’s an easy-to-use platform that allows individuals to provide targeted help. At this stage, clothing and other goods are not recommended donations unless a charity or town specifically requests them.

Australia east coast floods: how to help those affected in NSW and ... (The Guardian)

Whether assisting for the long-term or just in the immediate aftermath, here are practical ways you can aid people impacted by flooding.

The SES and State Fire Service are working with volunteers to help those in the worst hit areas. You can call the 24/7 crisis support helpline on 13 11 14 or text or message them onlinehere. It is in this time that people who have lived through the natural disaster are most in need of support. Offer to wash and dry items to see what can be salvaged, or help empty a cupboard. Via the platform users can donate items, funds or time depending on what specific requests have been made from people and communities affected by storms and flooding. Local charities and groups are also accepting assistance.

NSW, Queensland floods LIVE updates: Lismore, Brisbane and Ballina residents evacuated; SES make over 1000 ... (The Age)

The NSW government has issued an update on the number of schools closed due to extreme weather and flooding. There are now 227 schools that have been declared non-operational due to rain and floods, including 168 government schools, 39 independent ...

Many people in Lismore, Ballina and smaller towns beyond that remain without drinking water and sewage services, and there are widespread outages of payment systems. - The NSW government is using this flooding in Sydney to argue in favour of raising the Warragamba Dam wall – acontroversial$1.6 billion project that has huge environmental opposition. - Tens of thousands of Sydneysiders have beenordered or warned to evacuatebecause of rising floodwaters in swollen rivers.

Fears Lismore art gallery's entire collection lost in NSW floods (The Guardian)

Gallery director braces for loss of building and exhibits including Afghan war rugs and stunning Hannah Cabinet.

Not in our lifetime.” “Not in our lifetime. And also the gallery is a place where everyone comes together and shares cultural experiences.” “It would be just devastating. Most of them would have been flooded,” Ralph said. “There’s so much history in our collection.

Lismore flood victim identified amid warning flood disasters in NSW ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The first victim of the flood disaster has been identified as the cleanup in Lismore gets underway.

On Wednesday morning residents of Logan, south of Brisbane, were put on high alert as floodwaters in the town continued to rise. Meanwhile, the residents of southeast Queensland have started a massive flood clean-up operation with many residents returning to their homes for the first time to assess the damage. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on Tuesday national disaster declarations had been made for 17 council areas in NSW due to the severity of the floods. Health officials said the hospital evacuation came on the advice of the local police commander, as a cautionary measure to protect the health and safety of patients and staff. A fourth person has been confirmed to have died in the Lismore floods while another victim of the disaster has been identified. An evacuation order was issued in the early hours of Wednesday morning for Ballina Island residents, while Ballina hospital was evacuated on Tuesday night due to rising floodwaters.

In pictures: Chaos, camaraderie in NSW's flood emergency (ABC News)

The people of northern NSW are no strangers to a floods, but when they woke on Monday morning they faced something they'd never seen before — this is what ...

With emergency services overrun, locals took to the flooded streets in their tinnies and fishing boats to save their neighbours. The level of the Wilsons River in Lismore rose to more than 14m, inundating the city of 28,000 people and leaving families clinging to their roofs waiting to be rescued. Many other surrounding areas were affected, and tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate.