In a screenshot captured from a video obtained on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, NSW Police use a helicopter to rescue residents from their rooftops from floodwaters in Taree, New South Wales, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Credit: Sam Halloran/PR IMAGE/AAP
Floodwaters continue to wreak havoc across New South Wales, with relentless rain from a slow-moving coastal trough pushing a major river to its highest level in decades. As town centres go under and residents remain stranded on rooftops, authorities are urging communities to stay indoors while the slow-moving system continues to sweep across the state’s Mid North Coast.
Floodwaters continue to wreak havoc across New South Wales, with relentless rain from a slow-moving coastal trough pushing a major river to its highest level in decades. As town centres go under and residents remain stranded on rooftops, authorities are urging communities to stay indoors while the slow-moving system continues to sweep across the state’s Mid North Coast.