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A minor flood warning has been issued for the Richmond River at Kyogle.

An average of 109 millimetres of rain has fallen over the Richmond catchment during the 18 hours to 3pm today (August 24). However, rain has eased since 3pm this afternoon.

This rain is expected to cause minor flooding at Kyogle this evening.

The river is expected to peak near 12.2 metres around 9pm Wednesday.

FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au

For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.

For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately.

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