Volunteers from Marine Rescue NSW are continuing to support the NSW State Emergency Service in their response to the flooding in inland New South Wales.
Currently the Service has volunteers located in the Riverina at Deniliquin and Moama, where they have been undertaking patrols on the river and helping to transport members of other services. This has included use of both Marine Rescue NSW and other agency vessels.
In the north of the state volunteers are in Collarenebri, Bourke and Walgett. In these locations they are helping to rescue stranded residents and animals (including assisting in the rescue of 50 sheep on Monday), tagging trees to denote the river channel, and acting as a water transport service, helping transport children to school, and local residents to shops so they can purchase food and other essential items.
The flat plains in the areas where Marine Rescue NSW are operating mean that floodwater is rising and falling very slowly, with flood peaks very slow moving. This will mean a continued presence by Marine Rescue NSW up until Christmas and possibly into the new year.
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