A man has died after his vehicle became trapped in floodwaters in Sydney’s north west.
Emergency services were called around 6.30am Wednesday to reports a car was trapped in floodwaters on Cattai Ridge Road at Glenorie.
Police officers and SES responded to the incident and searched for the vehicle.
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At about 1.10pm, the vehicle was found with the man’s body inside.
The man was 25 years old.
He has not yet been formally identified.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The man is the first person to die from the major flood event that has devastated NSW over the last several days.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to all the loved ones of that person,” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told parliament on Wednesday, following news of the death.
NSW flood emergency
Some 24,000 people in NSW are still evacuated from their homes but the torrential rain that has battered the state for the week has finally settled.
There have been 11,000 calls for help to the SES so far, and 950 flood rescues.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison flew over flooded Windsor in Sydney’s northwest on Wednesday to survey the damage.
The Bureau of Meteorology, meanwhile, predicts there will be no major rain for at least a week, barring up to 40mm on the NSW south coast on Wednesday.
The reprieve in the weather paved the way for defence personnel and emergency service workers to get essential supplies to isolated communities, particularly North Richmond in Sydney’s northwest where floodwaters continue to rise.
It will also enable the extensive clean-up process to gradually begin.
NSW floods: Key facts and figures
- More than 24,000 people have been told to evacuate in the past week
- 60,000 people remain on alert to evacuate
- 950 flood rescues to early Wednesday, more than 11,000 calls for help
- About 160 schools closed
- More than 12,000 claims lodged with insurers so far
- Rains will ease on Wednesday across most of the east coast, with the temperature rising to 30C
Mid-North Coast floods
- Communities have faced the worst flooding in almost a century
- 15,000 people so far ordered to evacuate from low-lying areas in Port Macquarie, Lower Macleay, Kempsey CBD
- Kempsey residents remain on alert to evacuate
- Flood warnings for the Clarence River at Grafton and Ulmara and Maclean
Hunter Valley floods
- Major flood warning for Wollombi Brook at Bulga remains in place although water levels are falling
- Minor flooding continuing in the Lower Hunter
Western, Southern and Northern Sydney floods
- Major flood warnings for communities along the Hawkesbury and Colo rivers at Windsor, Sackville, North Richmond
- Nepean River peaked at 12.85m at Menangle, in the southwest about 10pm Tuesday
- Nepean River at Penrith expected to peak around 7.7m metres early Wednesday
- Residents being warned to avoid the water after sewage stations were flooded
Western NSW floods
- About 400 people in low lying areas Moree told to evacuate at the Mehi River rises
- Parts of western NSW are predicted to get a season’s worth of rain during the current emergency
Illawarra and South Coast floods
- Rain continues with minor flood warnings for the Shoalhaven and Bega rivers and St Georges Basin
Federal assistance
- Federal natural disaster arrangements offer $1000 per adult and $400 per child for those affected
- 1600 SES volunteers involved in rescue and clean up operations aided by NSW RFS and Fire and Rescue Services
- The Australian Defence Force running helicopter support
- Up to 1000 ADF personnel expected to be deployed for the cleanup
- St John Ambulance NSW volunteers providing health services, first aid and mental health support
- Flood victims eligible for free advice from the Disaster Response Legal Service
- St Vincent de Paul Society, The Salvos, Red Cross and Coles have launched separate appeals for flood victims
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