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The Guardian - AU
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Australian Associated Press

NSW and Queensland brace for more heavy rain as body of motorcyclist missing in floods found

Local flooding in Cooran on the Sunshine Coast
Intense weather is forecast to worsen throughout Thursday and into Friday as parts of NSW and Queensland are hit by floods. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

South-east Queensland and northern NSW are bracing for more wild weather as emergency officials warn of a “concerning weather system” off the coast that is tracking towards land.

The widespread rain is predicted to last for another week and the Bureau of Meteorology also says there is an increased chance of unusually high rainfall - in the top 20% of historical records - for March to May in much of eastern NSW.

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