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Residents on high alert amid fears Lake Illawarra banks could break

By Shannon Tonkin, Brendan Crabb
Updated February 10 2020 - 12:11pm, first published February 9 2020 - 4:33pm

An emergency situation was unfolding in the Illawarra on Sunday night as swiftly rising flood waters combined with high tides caused authorities to fear the banks of Lake Illawarra could break, potentially inundating low-lying areas along the foreshore.

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