Picton and Ingleburn were the hardest hit by the weekend’s deluge when hundreds of millimetres of rain fell across Macarthur and south west Sydney.
Local State Emergency Service [SES] personnel worked overtime to respond to hundreds of calls for help across the region.
From fallen trees to cars stranded in flash floods, the call went to the SES for help.
Rising waters of the Georges River inevitably meant the closure of the Glenfield causeway at Cambridge Avenue, with motorists needing to find alternative routes.
The main street of Picton, Argyle Street, resembled a river yesterday.
There are no estimates of how much damage was caused across the region by this weather event.
Group Six rugby league postponed all of its scheduled fixtures as a result of wet and unplayable grounds.
The Member for Campbelltown, Greg Warren, has praised the tireless work of the local SES crews over the past few days.
“Our NSW SES Campbelltown Unit volunteers are still going – a total of 10 teams consisting of over 60 volunteers continue to attend to 226 calls for assistance so far for our community,’’ Mr Warren said this morning.
“Earlier this morning my number one priority and first point of call was to getting to see our local SES.
“Thank you and well done to each and every member of our local SES team and to those who have travelled to the region to assist for their selfless service to our community.
“Their collective efforts and dedication assisting those in their time of need is commendable.
“Currently, there are still over 100 calls to be attended to and the safety of these volunteers and that of our local families is at the forefront of my mind.
“Our region was the epicentre of the extraordinary weather experienced along the eastern seaboard that saw a concentrated fall of over 280mm in three days with Ingleburn recording the highest rainfall volume of all areas.
“This extraordinary and unprecedented weather event in its size and impact was matched by an extraordinary and selfless response from our local SES volunteers and other emergency service personnel – from me to you, thank you”.
