Intense rainfall forces evacuations in NSW’s Hunter region, Central Coast | ABC NEWS

A days-long system of intense rainfall has forced more than 30 schools to be closed, roads to be cut off and dozens to be evacuated overnight on the NSW Central Coast and in the Hunter Valley. People in parts of the Paterson, Dungog and Ferndale Caravan Park received emergency evacuation orders, while residents in parts of Bulahdelah and Gloucester Caravan Park were also told to leave. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-1... ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel