Mr O'Farrell has declared a state of emergency for flood ravaged wagga Mr O'Farrell visited the south-western NSW town today. He announced on his return to Sydney that following a recommendation from the Natural Disaster Council he had declared a state emergency in what is the state's largest inland city. About 9000 people have been evacuated from Wagga Wagga with fears the flood levee, the city's last line of defence, will be breached by the Murrumbidgee River later today/ The town's CBD will suffer major flooding if this happens and hundreds of homes are in danger of being inundated. "Since my return, following discussions with the minister for police and emergency services, the government's determined to declare a state of emergency for Wagga Wagga to ensure that the state emergency service and the other emergency service organisations involved have the maximum set of tools available for them to protect life and property," Mr O'Farrell t...