Later in the evening suburbs near the swollen Hawkesbury River - Pitt Town Bottoms, low lying parts of North Richmond, Grono's Point and Cornwallis - were also subject to an evacuation warning. For NSW residents not in immediate danger, Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged them to restrict their movements and heed all warnings. The volume of water is expected to increase into Sunday as rainfall and flooding continues, Water NSW said. Other dams such as Nepean, Cataract, Cordeaux and Avon are also expected to reach capacity and begin spilling on Saturday afternoon, Water NSW said. The Colo River at Putty Road is expected to reach the major flood level of 10.70m on Sunday afternoon.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2021 15:11 UTC