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===June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms=== [[File:Pasha Bulker grounded.jpg|thumb|right|The ''[[Pasha Bulker]]'' briefly became a local landmark when it was stranded on [[Nobbys Beach]] in 2007]] {{Main|2007 New South Wales storms}} On 8 June 2007 the Hunter and [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] regions were battered by the worst series of storms to hit [[New South Wales]] in 30 years. This resulted in extensive flooding and nine deaths. Thousands of homes were flooded, and many were destroyed.<ref>Wikinews, [[wikinews:Worst storm in thirty years hits Newcastle, Australia|Worst Storm in 30 years]], Wikinews, 9 June 2007</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 June 2007 |title=Body find brings toll to nine |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/body-find-brings-toll-to-nine/2007/06/10/1181414111373.html |access-date=10 June 2007 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |archive-date=13 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613015428/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/body-find-brings-toll-to-nine/2007/06/10/1181414111373.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Hunter and Central Coast regions were declared natural disaster areas by the State Premier, [[Morris Iemma]], on 8 June 2007.<ref>{{cite news |author=Australian Associated Press |author-link=Australian Associated Press |date=9 June 2007 |title=Natural disaster zones declared |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21876411-5006009,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713223955/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21876411-5006009,00.html |archive-date=13 July 2007 |access-date=9 June 2007 |newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Further flooding was predicted by the [[Bureau of Meteorology]] but was less severe than predicted. During the early stages of the storms, the {{Convert|225|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} bulk carrier ship ''[[Pasha Bulker]]'' ran aground at [[Nobbys Beach]] after failing to heed warnings to move offshore. After the first few attempts failed, the ''Pasha Bulker'' was refloated on the third [[Marine salvage|salvage]] attempt on 2 July 2007 despite earlier fears that the ship would break up. After initially entering the port for minor repairs, it departed under tow on 26 July 2007 for major repairs in Asia.
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