Lismore and the northern rivers are in the firing line of Cyclone Alfred.

It comes as the community is still dealing with the scars of the devastating floods three years ago.

Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg told Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons, "My youngest is 13 years old, and she's preparing to evacuate for the second time in three years from her home and everything she knows and everything she's comfortable with."

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