Qld death toll rises as ‘entirely unprecedented’ flooding causes crisis in NSW

Hundreds of people have been rescued in the flood-hit area, with hundreds more still stranded. Photo: AAP

Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes as devastating floods hit northern NSW, while a grim discovery takes the Queensland death toll to eight lives lost.

Surf lifesavers on Monday found the bodies of a man in his 50s and his dog in a submerged car in the Currumbin Valley after they apparently drove into floodwaters overnight, police said.