Flood summary
We’ll leave our rolling coverage of the flood emergency here for the day. This is what we know:
A body believed to be that of a 28-year-old woman who was swept away in floodwaters at Gulgong in central western NSW has been found. The woman was a passenger in a car that was swept into the Cooyal Creek yesterday.
Flood waters at Echuca have peaked at 94.9metres. Residents on the unprotected side of a makeshift levee have begun to see inundation.
Echuca residents have been advised to stock up on bottled water supplies in case the towns sewerage system collapses.
About 4,000 people were affected by evacuation orders in Moree at some point over the past two days. The flood water is now starting to recede, but NSW premier Dominic Perrottet said the topography of the region meant the waters would retreat slowly.
The value of wheat crops lost in north-western NSW is estimated at $192m, and farming groups have called for emergency relief funding to be included in tomorrow’s federal budget.
The flood threat for Lismore in the northern rivers region of NSW has eased – there was a concern the Wilsons River would reach major flooding levels tomorrow but NSW authorities have downgraded that flood prediction to a moderate flood peak of 7.8 metres tonight.
Sydney has experienced its wettest October since records began 159 years ago.
Victoria is experiencing its 10th wettest October on record. If the heavy rain continues as forecast, northern parts of the state may have their wettest October on record.
The SES in NSW received 482 requests for assistance including 37 flood rescues in the 24 hours to 9am.
There are 139 warnings in place in NSW, including 18 evacuation warnings. At midday there were 26 flood warnings, nine for major flooding.
Severe weather warnings were cancelled across Victoria and NSW today but more rain is on the way tomorrow.
Updated
Flood - Emergency Warning for Bunbartha. It is Not Safe to Return. For more info: https://t.co/xRBTvi4AJA #vicfloods
— VicEmergency (@vicemergency) October 24, 2022
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