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In Lismore, business owners are reeling after being caught off guard by a downpour on Wednesday afternoon that rapidly flooded low-lying buildings.
Flash flooding also caught motorists off guard and one elderly womanâs attempt to drive through floodwaters in Lismoreâs town centre ended in a dramatic rescue.
Adam Bailey and Alan Blanch, co-owners of Northern Rivers Collectables, helped save an elderly woman from drowning in floodwaters in Lismore on Wednesday.
Adam Bailey and Alan Blanch were trying to save as many items as possible in their Northern Rivers Collectables shop as the water rose 20 to 30cm high when they dropped everything to save a woman from drowning.
âSandbags saved us from deathâ The managing director of a beachfront restaurant said he was lucky sandbagging had protected his business after flash flooding.
Weather by Adella Beaini, Georgia Clark 14th Dec 2020 4:15 PM
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Subscriber only A famous Byron Bay beach was washed away when mammoth swells consumed Main Beach in the exclusive resort town with State Emergency Service workers taking more than 700 calls for help, mainly related to drenched roofs and toppled trees. There were fears that a king tide was set to peak at about 8.30am today, but Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Helen Reid said the trough is still quite a long way offshore and will take a few more hours to hit.
âSandbags saved us from deathâ The managing director of a beachfront restaurant said he was lucky sandbagging had protected his business after flash flooding.
Weather by Adella Beaini, Georgia Clark 14th Dec 2020 4:15 PM
Premium Content
Subscriber only A famous Byron Bay beach was washed away when mammoth swells consumed Main Beach in the exclusive resort town with State Emergency Service workers taking more than 700 calls for help, mainly related to drenched roofs and toppled trees. There were fears that a king tide was set to peak at about 8.30am today, but Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Helen Reid said the trough is still quite a long way offshore and will take a few more hours to hit.