Article #226

The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Hell and high water: flooded-in northern rivers residents grapple with ‘no water, no phone or power’ Source The Guardian - World News
Description

Houses are starting to smell of damp and mould, food is rotting in fridges and even charging a phone involves ingenuity

The normally pristine coastline in the northern rivers region of New South Wales has been reconfigured into sand cliffs and fallen trees after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

The rivers are brown and engorged, creeping towards breaching their banks. There is water everywhere – across roads, flooding country people in. The rain has been incessant, pounding down for days. Black-tinged clouds move ominously in a gray sky, promising more.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/10/hell-and-high-water-flooded-in-northern-rivers-residents-grapple-with-no-water-no-phone-or-power Published At 2025-03-10 02:39:24 (11 months ago)
Created At 2025-03-10 03:00:37 Updated At 2025-03-10 03:00:37