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Residents of Nauiyu and Daly River region prepare for ‘moderate flood levels’
Residents in the Northern Territory community of Nauiyu and the Daly River region are being told to prepare for moderate flood levels as the river continues to rise.
Key points:
- Authorities are preparing for a moderate flood at Daly River
- They say the threshold for an evacuation order has not been met
- But NT Police have sent additional staff to assist the community
The NT Bureau of Meteorology has advised that the river could reach the moderate flood levels by tomorrow.
The Daly River reached 12.6 metres, which constitutes a minor flood level, at the police station on Wednesday.
NT police have been advised the river may reach a peak of between 13.6 metres and 13.8 metres, or moderate flood height, by Thursday.
But NT Police said the river…
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