NSW floods: Sirens sound in Lismore as levee cracks and city floods

By Megan Levy
Updated March 31 2017 - 5:55pm, first published 9:08am
Rescue crews are in Lismore on Friday. Pic: @NSWSES on Twitter
Rescue crews are in Lismore on Friday. Pic: @NSWSES on Twitter

Thousands have abandoned their homes in northern NSW as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Debbie bore down overnight, dumping a staggering amount of rain on the region and causing a major flood emergency in the city of Lismore.

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