NSW floods: three dead, one missing as state faces worse flooding than many have seen in their lifetimes
With more intense rain forecast, the SES has a fleet of 500 boats and nine helicopters trying to assist 48,000 people isolated in flood watersNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of a 60-year-old woman has been found in flood waters on the NSW mid-north coast, bringing the death toll to three, with authorities still holding grave fears for another person who is still missing.The region is battling flooding which has “smashed through” communities on the mid-north coast and parts of the Hunter. Premier Chris Minns told reporters on Thursday “we’re seeing levels of rise in local tributaries, creeks [and] rivers that we haven’t seen since 1920”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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With more intense rain forecast, the SES has a fleet of 500 boats and nine helicopters trying to assist 48,000 people isolated in flood waters
- NSW floods live updates: latest flooding news
- NSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and maps
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
The body of a 60-year-old woman has been found in flood waters on the NSW mid-north coast, bringing the death toll to three, with authorities still holding grave fears for another person who is still missing.
The region is battling flooding which has “smashed through” communities on the mid-north coast and parts of the Hunter. Premier Chris Minns told reporters on Thursday “we’re seeing levels of rise in local tributaries, creeks [and] rivers that we haven’t seen since 1920”.
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