Tasmania's State Emergency Service is warning residents along parts of the Derwent River must 'prepare to leave' as wild weather continues to lash the southern state.
Tasmania 's State Emergency Service is warning residents along parts of the Derwent River must"prepare to leave" as wild weather continues to lash the southern state., with the SES responding to multiple calls for help and as many as 14,300 households left without power.
"In the 24 hours to 10.00am Sunday, widespread rainfall totals of 20 to 30mm and isolated rainfall totals up to 57mm have been observed across the Derwent catchment," the BOM said. "Significant flows" are occurring along tributaries of the River Derwent downstream of Macquarie Plains, the BOM added, while there are elevated river levels and flooding along streams and creeks of the Plenty River, Lachlan River, Glen Dhu, and Sorell Creek.
"This flooding has the potential to leave people isolated for several days. Please prepare now to go to a safer place if conditions become more dangerous." An evacuation centre has been opened in New Norfolk to provide shelter for affected locals. Anyone in need of a place to stay should head to Derwent Valley Sports and Recreation Centre, 50 Derwent Terrace.
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