NSW central west on high alert for floods

By Tiffanie Turnbull
Updated November 15 2021 - 3:05pm, first published 3:03pm
Forbes residents are ready to leave if the Lachlan River floods, as it did in 2012 (pictured).
Forbes residents are ready to leave if the Lachlan River floods, as it did in 2012 (pictured).

Thousands of people in the NSW central west may be forced to evacuate as inland rivers across the state rise, fuelled by days of torrential rain.