THOUSANDS of people were without electricity, Scotts Heads was cut-off and the Nambucca Shire has been declared a disaster zone – but authorities are mostly relieved that superstorm Oswald failed to wreak the sort of havoc caused by the floods of 12 months ago.
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Worst affected were the rural areas of the shire – Valla Rural, Bowraville, Misabotti and Taylor’s Arm – with the SES responding to several call outs.
Shire general manager, Michael Coulter, said council had assessed the damage and would continue to do so.
“We’ve been declared a natural disaster area due to the deluge and have completed a natural disaster evaluation form,” he said.
Full report in today's Guardian.
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