Teams are keeping communities supplied with medications, animal feed and groceries via helicopter after emergency services moved their air base to the NSW-Victorian border.
Helicopter rescue crews set up base in Wentworth, NSW to provide emergency flood support.abc.net.au/news/rfs-emergency-helicopter-command-wentworth/101860808Emergency services in NSW have joined forces to relocate a rescue air base from Bourke to Wentworth, to support residents isolated by flooding along the Murray Darling Basin.
SES specialist rescue team air commander Michael Davison said there were now two rescue helicopters, air base officers, specialist pilots and aircrew at the site. "They can provide essential reconnaissance to survey the impact of the floods on essential infrastructure and surrounding communities."The SES air command team has also been delivering much-needed supplies to properties near Menindee and surrounding station communities.
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