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The Lachlan River has inundated parts of Forbes that are usually untouched by floods, while Eugowra residents look to rebuild.

The search for a missing man at Eugowra is due to resume on Thursday morning, as residents of Condobolin in NSW’s Central West residents prepare for the Lachlan River to reach a record high of 7.6 metres and Forbes braces for its highest flood level in 70 years.

Emergency services ask nearly 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in Forbes

Eastern Australia is in the grip of a fourth flood crisis this year amid a rare multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon.

Around 1,000 people have been told to evacuate a town in eastern Australia expecting its second flood in two weeks

Emergency services say they are mounting one of the biggest ever flood responses in the state’s history

The State Emergency Services commissioner declares New South Wales' flood crisis response the largest ever, as international volunteers arrive to help. Meanwhile, searches are underway for two people missing in the Central West.

Emergency crews are in the midst of an urgent search for a man and a woman believed to have gone missing during severe flooding in the NSW town of Eugowra.

Flood-hit homes and businesses in Forbes will be assessed for damage as the focus extends to other downstream towns in New South Wales.

Walgett, Collarenebri and Lightning Ridge isolated as more than 140 flood warnings remain in place across New South Wales and Victoria

An aerial assessment of Forbes had indicated "hundreds" of homes and businesses in the NSW town have been impacted by flooding, the SES says.