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Record Flooding in NSW Claims Three Lives as 50,000 Face Isolation

Unprecedented rainfall continues to devastate the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions, with levee breaches, rescues, and warnings of more rain exacerbating the crisis.

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A supplied image obtained on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, of scenes in Wauchope as part of severe weather impacting the Hunter and NSW mid-north coast. Heavy falls are occurring around the NSW Mid North Coast and will continue on Wednesday as a coastal trough slowly tracks north. (AAP Image/Supplied by NSW SES) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Overview

  • Three fatalities have been confirmed, including a man in Moto, another in Rosewood, and a woman whose vehicle was trapped in floodwaters near Brooklana.
  • Nearly 600 flood rescues have been conducted, with emergency services responding to over 4,600 calls for assistance since the flooding began.
  • Levee breaches in Kempsey and record-breaking rainfall have left 50,000 residents warned to evacuate or prepare for isolation as rivers remain dangerously high.
  • The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts up to 300 mm of additional rainfall through Friday, with rivers yet to peak and warnings of life-threatening flash floods.
  • State and federal disaster recovery funding has been activated, with 2,500 emergency personnel deployed to assist in evacuations and rescues across the affected regions.