Specialist flood rescue operators from Singapore will touch down in Sydney this morning to assist with the ongoing flood emergency across NSW.
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Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the Singapore Civil Defence Force has dispatched a team of 18 flood rescue specialists.
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\u201cThe flooding we are currently seeing, on top of disastrous flooding already this year, is stretching our emergency services to the very limit,\u201d Ms Cooke said.
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\u201cThis unprecedented flooding requires an unprecedented response and thankfully our emergency services friends from overseas are answering the call for help.
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\u201cThis support will greatly help our local crews led by the SES who have not stopped responding to flooding for a single day this year. It will give all our wonderful volunteers and staff much needed relief as they gear up to respond to flooding well into next year.\u201d
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NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Commissioner Carlene York said the assistance would complement the 24 incident management personnel from New Zealand.
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\u201cOur volunteers have worked tirelessly, sacrificing many hours away from their loved ones and putting their own safety on the line to support communities through this devastating flooding,\u201d Commissioner York said.
\u201cThe support from our overseas counterparts is greatly appreciated and will help our crews get through this difficult time.\u201d
The flood rescue operators will undertake a practical induction before being deployed to Parkes and Wagga Wagga.
The international support has been requested by the SES and coordinated by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in accordance with the provisions under the United Nations International Search and Rescue Advisory Group.
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FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter said the generous assistance will give all flood rescue crews a chance to recover from their around-the-clock operations.
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\u201cFlood rescue operators across the board have had to be rotated in-and-out of the field since the flood emergencies began,\u201d Commissioner Baxter said.
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\u201cAs you can imagine, we have to manage their fatigue during this ongoing crisis and this assistance will allow flood rescue operators to have a well-earned break.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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