SES Media Release | EVACUATION INSTRUCTION INVERMAY & LONGFORD
EVACUATION INSTRUCTION – INVERMAY & LONGFORD Due to rising flood levels of the South Esk River, the State Emergency Service advises the following evacuation procedures Invermay People in Invermay are advised to evacuate NOW as a precaution. Relocate to the Evacuation Centres at: the Silverdome in Prospect, or the University of Tasmania at Newnham There…
SES Media Release | Invermay and Longford Possible Evacuation 1100hrs
Invermay and Longford residents are asked be ready to implement their flood evacuation plans as a matter of priority. Major flooding of the South Esk River is occurring and is due to peak at Longford this afternoon and peak overnight Tuesday into Wednesday at Lake Trevallyn. A decision will be made mid to late morning…
Tasmania Police Flood Update 10:45
Six southern Tasmanian men aged between 30 and 54 were rescued from Schouten Island near Coles Bay this morning after their boat was swamped in heavy seas yesterday afternoon. The men departed Coles Bay boat ramp in a 20 foot aluminium power craft, about 1:30pm on Monday 6 June 2016, intent on surfing a reef…
SES Media Release | Invermay and Longford – Possible Evacuation
Invermay and Longford residents are asked be ready to implement their flood evacuation plans as a matter of priority. Major flooding of the South Esk River is occurring and is due to peak tonight or tomorrow morning. A decision will be made mid to late morning as to whether evacuation is required in these locations.…
SES Media Release | Flood Update 0900 Tues 7 June
Tasmania has experienced some of the worst flooding in at least 40 years, with record rain falls and record river heights recorded in some locations. Major flooding is occurring in the South Esk, Macquarie and Meander Rivers, with widespread localised flooding across the state. In excess of 100 roads are closed across the state due…
Update – Missing people
Police are currently engaged in a search for three people in three separate locations who were caught in rising flood waters yesterday and earlier today. A woman who rescued by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter near Evandale about 6.30am today after being caught in rising flood waters in a vehicle with her male companion. …
SES Flood Update – Macquarie River – 8.15pm
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a major flood warning for the Macquarie River region. Major flooding is occurring along the Macquarie River now between Lake River and Longford. Some properties in these areas are likely to become isolated and/or inundated by flood waters. Communities likely to be affected include low lying…
SES Flood Update 8pm
Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen across northern Tasmania over the past 48 hours. The heavy rain has led to major flooding on the Mersey, Forth, North Esk Rivers and major flooding is developing tonight and overnight in the South Esk, Meander, Derwent and Ouse Rivers. Significant inundation has resulted in parts of the communities…
SES Media Release | Flood Update 4pm
Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen across Northern Tasmania over the past 36 hours. This has led to major flooding on the Mersey, Forth, North Esk Rivers. Major flooding is developing today in the South Esk, Meander, Ouse and Derwent Rivers. SES is working with Tasmania Police and other agencies to help ensure public safety as…
Updated Release – Missing People
Tasmania Police hold grave concerns for a man missing from Ouse and a woman missing from Latrobe this morning. The man, in his 80s, was swept away in flood waters from his property in Ouse around 8am this morning. The search and rescue operation, using police, search and rescue specialists, State Emergency Service staff and…