Some 32,000 residents across 14 northern NSW towns remain in isolation on Sunday as emergency workers from across Australia and New Zealand arrive in the flood disaster zone to assist with the colossal task of assessing the damage caused to an estimated 10,000 homes.
Several properties have already been declared uninhabitable following initial damage assessments undertaken since record-breaking floodwaters began to recede in the past two days, with the expectation that the number will grow.
“Building inundation [has been] seen in many locations, and many have sustained significant damage and are uninhabitable,” SES Acting Assistant Commissioner Allison Flaxman said.
