AUSTRALIA has been devastated by heavy rain during an unusual 'hybrid cyclone' as weather warnings appear not to have been issued in time in many areas.
However, Labor MP Justine Elliot, whose electorate covers flood zones including Ballina, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Tweed Heads, confirmed only a single area received official New South Wales State Emergency Service weather warnings before the flooding started.Ms Elliot described the disaster as “truly heartbreaking” and said that people in Byron Bay and Ballina “urgently” need evacuation centres.
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