AAP General News (Australia)
12-24-2007
NSW: Coonamble braces for rising flood waters
The New South Wales government has declared Coonamble and a number of other areas natural
disaster zones .. opening the way for residents to make assistance claims.
Flood waters have destroyed fences and killed stock around the town in the state's
north-west .. that faces the prospect of being cut off by the rising Castlereagh river.
More than 200 millimetres of rain has fallen in the area in the past few days .. and
the town of several thousand people could be isolated for up to a week as waters continue
rising.
Also declared disaster zones are Lachlan .. Bland .. Parkes .. Warren and Broken Hill.
A number of these towns were lashed by wild weather last weekend .. with nearly 600
calls for help to the SES.
Farmers who have lost livestock and had flood damage to their properties will now be
able to apply for natural disaster relief.
NSW Primary Industries Minister IAN MACDONALD says farmers will have access to loans
of up to 132-thousand dollars .. with interest free periods .. low interest rates and
10 year repayment periods.
AAP RTV kd/ajc/tm/sw
KEYWORD: STORMS NSW (SYDNEY)
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