The Latest Breaking News on Floods

With more flooding likely, aerial missions are being conducted to resupply isolated communities in western NSW.

Costs are rising nationwide but especially in flood-hit parts of the nation, and low-income residents are worst affected

SA Power Networks says it has already started cutting power to Murray River properties as floodwaters

Inland communities in New South Wales are again bracing for more flooding as the SES urgently works to resupply isolated towns before the next weather system strikes.

For these leaders, finding the strength to shepherd their communities through a devastating natural disaster is one thing. Rebuilding their own lives is quite another.

Flooding is set to again swamp Victoria as soon as Sunday amid fears water levels could reach the devastating levels of the 1975 floods in some areas.

The rates of change in these storms are much higher (80-90 per cent, per decade) than for storms detected by a single radar station.

Widespread rain and severe thunderstorms over the weekend could lead to dangerous conditions as weather authorities urge NSW residents to remain vigilant.

The South Australian government says the latest forecast for water flows down the Murray River will add to local flooding.

Flood-impacted towns across New South Wales are on high alert as thunderstorms begin creeping through the state ahead of forecast downpours over the weekend.

Riverland locals are bracing for inundation, with increased flows down the River Murray expected to "overtop" the second floor of low-lying dwellings — but some say preparations for anticipated floodwaters fall well short of what is needed.