<p>Residents were told to evacuate Lismore</a> after the State Emergency Service confirmed</a> that a levee had breached its banks, inundating the CBD with floodwaters.</p><p>Flash flooding was reported</a> in numerous towns, including Tygalgah, Burringbar and Tumbulgum.</p><p>The Bureau of Meteorology warned</a> the Wilsons River at Lismore was rising and predicated to peak on Friday morning.</p><p>The Sydney Morning Herald reported</a> thousands were evacuating the town following a severe weather front brought by ex-tropical cyclone Debbie, and emergency crews were struggling to access flood-affected areas.</p><br />
