Name: Taree begins recovery as manning river floodwaters recede
Uploaded: 2025-05-23T08:03:02.044Z
Duration: 2 min 55 s
Description: A giant clean-up effort is underway in Taree after the Manning River flooded the CBD and surrounding homes. It comes as the Prime Minister toured the disaster zone, vowing to help affected residents and business owners.

A giant clean-up effort is underway in Taree after the Manning River flooded the CBD and surrounding homes. It comes as the Prime Minister toured the disaster zone, vowing to help affected residents and business owners.

Taree

The Manning River has retreated from a historic high, allowing access to Taree and enabling residents from low-lying areas to return home. Many locals are confronted with significant losses, including Minh Nguyen, whose home was inundated with waist-deep water, leaving only a top bunk bed as salvageable. Nguyen had moved to Taree seeking a healthier environment for his family, but the recent flooding has left him and many others with little more than the clothes they were wearing.

Businesses along Crescent Avenue have also suffered extensive damage. Owners report the loss of all goods and are expressing frustration with insurance processes, citing disputes over flood coverage. At D&D Technology, damaged equipment was removed after water reached above head height, and Taree Radiators described the extent of the damage as devastating.

The flood emergency has resulted in four confirmed fatalities, including a woman in her 60s found in Dorrigo and a man in his 70s near Coffs Harbour. Authorities remain concerned for a man missing in floodwaters in Nimboida. Flood levels remain major in some areas such as Kempsey, while in Port Macquarie and Taree, levels are described as moderate but have still led to the inundation of ground-floor homes.

Recovery efforts are underway, with substantial clean-up operations needed before residents and businesses can begin rebuilding. Financial assistance, including $900 hardship grants, has been made available to affected families as the community begins the process of recovery.



Taree begins recovery as manning river floodwaters recede

As the Manning River retreats from its historic high, the road into Taree has re-emerged, and with that, locals from low-lying areas have been able to return home. For Minh Nguyen, it's meant confirmation he's lost everything but the clothes on his back. That's it, there's nothing left. Waste-deep water in undated every room, the top bunk basically the only survivor. But this one here, he's still got one more bed, one more mattress here on the top. He moved his family to Taree a year ago seeking fresh air because his wife became seriously sick. A home on the banks of Browns Creek was a drawcard, but it betrayed him. For neighbouring businesses on Crescent Avenue, the clean-up is overwhelming. Everything is gone. I've lost absolutely everything. And amid their devastation, they're also dirty at their insurers. If it comes through the roof, I was right, but if it comes up from the ground, it's the act of God. But when the heavens opened, it unleashed hell and high water. At D&D Technology, all the mud-soaked tech is now street-side trash. Pretty much everything had to go out of there, went through above head-high. And while Taree Radiators was the best place to take a leak, they weren't expecting a leak this large. Devastating, really. So we've just got to get rid of everything and go from there, and hopefully insurance comes good. The death toll from the flood emergency has now hit four, with a woman in her 60s found dead in her car at Dorrigo. Also a man in his 70s, north-west of Coffs Harbour. And there are still fears for a fifth person, a man missing in floodwaters in Nimboida. This is a dangerous circumstance, and even when the rain stops falling from the sky, sometimes the waters keep rising for a period of time. Further south near Kempsey, it's been four years since flood forced farmer Kevin to travel along this highway on his tinny. Being down there by yourself at night, you can hear everyone's cattle calling out, and just hope they're doing fine as well. It's been a long stretch, the last 48 hours. Major flood levels remain there. In Port Macquarie, it's moderate. But this is what moderate looks like. Water levels covering the ground floor of these homes. The Manning River at Taree, now also moderate. Now that the floodwaters have receded over these parts of Taree, the only way to get rid of all this mud is with more water. A mammoth clean-up effort is needed before these businesses and residents can even think about rebuilding. For families, $900 hardship grants are now up for grabs. Assistance will begin to flow soon. As the rivers recede, the long road to recovery begins. Paris Martin, for 10 News First.

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