The Latest Breaking News from Flood

People living in areas devastated by floods in northern NSW earlier this year are being warned rivers could rise again with rain expected to continue this week.

MORNING BRIEFING: More rain is forecast for everywhere from the NSW south coast to the Queensland border today, with a minor flood warning in place for parts of the north coast, including Lismore.

GUWAHATI: The flood situation has remained unchanged in Assam in the last 24 hours though the intensity of rainfall has declined in the northeast.

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"Residents can’t continue to live in worry about the next time there is heavy rain."

The flood situation in Assam continues to remain critical as nearly 6.80 lakh people in 31 districts have been reeling under the deluge.

Southeast and southern Queensland face the prospect of further flooding after more than 100mm of rain fell in some areas since Saturday with more to come.

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Nearly 60 people killed and about three million people affected by flooding in Bangladesh and India.

Without changes, the flood insurance program will collapse, and property owners will be on their own.

Southeast and southern Queensland faces the prospect of further flooding with a low pressure system set to dump more rain on soaked catchments in both regions.