00:00 Despite countless warnings from the SES, this still happens.
00:06 A driver plows through a flooded creek near Kyogle, avoiding disaster by a matter of seconds.
00:13 The occupants of that vehicle, extremely fortunate.
00:16 The footage shows very clearly what did happen as soon as they left that bridge.
00:20 The bridge was washed away.
00:22 It's been a wet start to the new year in many parts of the Northern Rivers region.
00:26 The heaviest falls were recorded near the Queensland border.
00:29 In the 48 hours to 9 o'clock this morning, parts of the Tweed Valley received more than half a metre of rain,
00:36 with the heaviest falls recorded at Numbunbar and Limpinwood.
00:40 Further south at Kyogle, more than 100mm fell over 24 hours.
00:45 The deluge led to 115 calls for assistance to the SES, including 28 flood rescues.
00:53 Many of those needing help were campers in the Tweed catchment.
00:57 The situation on the campground was pretty bad, so we decided it's better to go home.
01:02 But once we came through the town here, we had to stay here because we couldn't go anywhere.
01:09 Those in the village of Talgham were isolated by floodwater for much of the day,
01:13 but by mid-afternoon conditions had eased and roads reopened.
01:18 But with the catastrophic events of 2022 still painfully fresh for many locals,
01:23 even minor flooding can be traumatic.
01:26 The community is reeling.
01:28 Obviously they only just got their road open out at Talgham about six weeks ago,
01:32 after nearly two years of having it closed.
01:35 While more rain is expected on the state's far north coast this week,
01:38 the Weather Bureau is not predicting any heavy falls.
01:42 But things can change quickly, and thunderstorms are always a possibility at this time of year.
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