16 Nov 2022

NZ Fire & Emergency staff arrive in NSW to help with floods

From First Up, 5:43 am on 16 November 2022

To Australia now where authorities say they're dealing with the biggest flood operation in the state's history, as reinforcements arrive from New Zealand. Hundreds of residents in the town of Forbes have been told to evacuate urgently, while towns downstream are being warned to brace for more heavy rainfall this week. New Zealand is sending 12 Fire and Emergency staff to help with the response and to give exhausted emergency crews a break Our producer Matthew Theunissen spoke with the New South Wales emergency service commissioner Carlene York and asked if they're through the worst of it.