Wild weather and floodwaters | April 5, 2024 | Illawarra Mercury - video Dailymotion

SES Shellharbour City volunteer Nikki Ristoski explains why you shouldn't drive through floodwaters. Video by SES

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00:00 Hi I'm Nikki from Shoahaba City SES. I just want to share a quick reminder with you today

00:05 around the dangers of driving through floodwaters. We are down here on Taylor Road in Albion

00:09 Park which is one of the usual roads that do actually flood unfortunately when it rains

00:14 and we are activated most of the times to a flood rescue because of vehicles driven

00:18 through the floodwaters. The rain today has rained only a minimal amount in Albion Park

00:22 and the drain here and the creek beside me is already at capacity so when we do get that

00:26 heavy downfall that this water and the road will be flooded with flash flooding. What

00:31 you don't actually see under the water when you travel through with your vehicle is any

00:35 of the debris that's washed under that murky water, any potential damage to the road that

00:40 has been caused by the rain and vehicles unfortunately driving through. You also can't see how fast

00:45 that water is moving under the ground surface. Please don't risk your life and the life of

00:49 your passengers by driving through floodwaters. Please take an alternate route and stay safely

00:53 safe.

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