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The 2011 Wollongong floods, beginning in March 2011, are a series of floods occuring throughout Wollongong, New South Wales and nearby regions. These floods are the result of torrential downpour in large parts of New South Wales. Similar floods occurred earlier in the year in Queensland and Victoria.
Sixteen pre-school children and their carers were rescued at Jamberoo by the State Emergency Services. Rain continues to fall in the Illawarra region. A further six rescues are currently underway throughout the region, Albion Park received 63mm of rain in the hour leading up to 1 pm on March 21.
A man's body was discovered in stormwater as torrential rain continues fall across the Illawarra region of NSW, dozens of people are being rescued as highways are shut and trains suspended until the waters subside.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued flash flood warnings for the South Coast, Riverina, Illawarra, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Southern Tablelands, with heavy rain expected to continue.
In the first 48 hours of the flood (March 20–21) 160 millimetres of rain has fallen in Wollongong. Robertson in the Southern Highlands recorded the state's highest rainfall on March 21 with 83 mm equalling the March record for 2003.
References
- ^ "One dead as floods cause havoc in NSW". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ "Heavy rainfalls lash the Illawarra and South Coast – ABC Illawarra NSW – Australian Broadcasting Commission". Australian Broadcasting Commission. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.