Oh, some areas north of us have suffered severe flooding, but we've just had a bunch of rain — about 32mm. It's damp, but no problems for us. The forecast for tomorrow though is for about 80mm.
Council have declared a precautionary state of emergency.
The most commonly-used emergency powers include evacuating premises and places, entering premises, closing roads and public places, removing aircraft, vessels, vehicles, and requisitioning property, equipment, material or supplies. Of these, enabling evacuations is often the key reason for an emergency declaration.
