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Second ACT crew deployed to NSW to help clean up storm damage - The Canberra Times

by By Kimberley Granger and Talia Liolios | April 24, 2015

A group of 23 volunteers said goodbye to their families on Friday when they left as part of a second taskforce sent to Sydney to help clean up the aftermath of the city's wild weather.

The NSW State Emergency Service formally requested a second taskforce to offer relief and the ACT State Emergency Service is preparing to offer a third team if asked.

More than 100,000 homes and businesses were battered by cyclonic winds and rain, which eased on Thursday allowing salvage efforts to begin.

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