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Subscriber only CLEANING up after a flash flood, Just Ride Cycles owner Jason Sipple was relieved no stock was damaged. Looking into his Wyrallah Rd shop, Mr Sipple believes he got off lightly after a flash flood caused havoc across Lismore on Wednesday afternoon. We did have some cabinetry damaged in the floodwater caused by people driving through the floodwaters yesterday, he said. But all our bicycles are fine. Mr Sipple said he appreciated the good work Lismore City Council workers did on Wednesday by closing off Wyrallah Rd as water rushed along the street and into shops and businesses in the East Lismore area.
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Subscriber only THERE were chaotic scenes in Lismore yesterday as a huge downpour of rain caused flash flooding in the CBD, cutting off roads and causing shopkeepers to scramble to save stock. More than 155mm of rain was dumped in a few short hours with the Browns Creek pumps struggling to cope with the deluge. Lismore City Council urged people to avoid the Lismore CBD as flash-flooding impacted several areas. Many residents of the Northern Rivers must have thought Tuesday s sunny weather had brought an end to this five-day storm surge, but it came back and bit everyone on the arse.
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Subscriber only FLASH flooding along Wyrallah Rd, East Lismore, caused damage and distress to business owners on Wednesday afternoon. And it wasn t only the fault of the weather. Dozens of selfish drivers, many appearing to use mobile phones to record images, ignored road closed signs erected by Lismore City Council, which saw waves of floodwater surge into shops. Â ON YOUR BIKE: Just Ride Cycles owner Jason Sipple with his cousin Glen loads bikes in to his car to keep them out of floodwater. Photo: Alison Paterson Just Ride Cycles owners Justin and Rachel Sipple said people who disregarded council signs closing roads impacted by floodwater were idiots .