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How elderly couple survived Lismore's record flood inside their roof

As many people in Lismore scrambled on to theirs roofs to avoid flood waters, Fay and Bruce Ross climbed in to theirs. They thought it would be safe, but they were wrong.

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Want to help people affected by floods? Here's what to do – and what not to

Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster.

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Ballina flood: residents of NSW coastal town face tense night as flood peak expected to coincide with high tide

Hospital evacuated as flood waters from the Wilsons River and the Richmond River catchments are expected to reach Ballina on Tuesday night

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Lismore flood: man saves 16 people and five dogs after losing his own home

Aidan Ricketts, who also evacuated his own household of six, says the flood is ‘beyond all records or memories’

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Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened

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How Lismore locals became flood rescue heroes when emergency services were swamped

As screams for help rang out from the rooftops of Lismore yesterday, Vincent Marychurch and Jeff Harris got to work, helping rescue dozens of people who had been trapped for hours amid the NSW city's record-breaking floods.

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Flood rescues in northern NSW resume as rain expected to move south, Ballina on flood alert

Up to 50 people have been rescued after they were stuck on a bridge in northern NSW overnight, as thousands more homes are predicted to go under in the record-breaking flood event.

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Sydney on alert as rain eases in the north

More severe weather is expected to hammer the NSW coast as thousands of people are evacuated from the state's north after catastrophic flooding.

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Australian insurers inundated with flood damage claims as Lismore rethinks risk management plan

Insurance Council of Australia says 15,000 claims already lodged and calls for governments to do more to protect communities

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Life was just returning to normal in NSW’s northern rivers when the floods hit

The people of Lismore and Kyogle banded together to rescue neighbours and save homes, in a region still recovering from the pandemic

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Rooftop Rescues in Australia as Tens of Thousands Evacuated from Floods

Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes. Eight people have died, and the country's weather bureau has warned further severe thunderstorms and intense rainfall will cause "life-threatening flash…

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Queensland floods: Eight killed as heavy rain brings ‘life-threatening’ flooding to Brisbane and Gold Coast

Queensland emergency services warned life-threatening flash flooding was occurring in parts of Gold Coast

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Eastern Australian states hit by major flooding after ‘rain bomb’ weather event

Eight dead and hundreds rescued from rooftops as rainfall exceeds annual averages in just a few days

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Messaging from rooftops: Lismore’s flooded residents document a disaster

On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pictures of boats floating down streets, pets rescued and homes under water tell the story of inundation

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Lismore flooding: before and after pictures show the full scale of disaster

Comparing pictures of flooded streets with Google streetview images of the same thoroughfares shows the extent of the crisis

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Floods in Queensland and NSW: what we know about areas affected, and what’s likely to happen next

Eight people have died, more are missing and hundreds have been rescued as flooding hits Brisbane, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Grafton

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Rooftop rescues as tens of thousands evacuated from Australian floods

BRISBANE, Australia: Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes on Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes.

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

Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in northern NSW – with stark warnings that the flood disaster is about to get much worse.

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Lismore's floods see families cling to floating furniture in bid to save themselves

By the time Jessica Rankin woke up to the sound of sirens, the water was already at her front door — her family is clinging to floating furniture while they wait, and wait, to be rescued.

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Lismore flood: hundreds rescued and thousands evacuated as NSW city hit by worst flooding in history

Rapidly rising flood waters inundate regional city, leaving people stranded on roofs, including local MP who had to be rescued by her electorate officer in a canoe

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Sydney news: Sydney trains return to normal timetable; evacuation orders issued as Lismore braces for biggest floods on record

MORNING BRIEFING: A week after the entire network was shut down without warning, full services will be running today, while in northern NSW the people of Lismore are bracing for the biggest flood on record.

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Queensland and NSW weather updates: Brisbane River falling with the tide as Lismore deals with flood emergency — as it happened

The Brisbane River is falling with the tide after peaking at 3.5m overnight, but is expected to reach 3.7m in the morning, while Lismore floodwaters are receding after peaking short of the worst-case scenario.

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Lismore flood emergency sees people stranded on roofs, evacuation warning issued for entire NSW Northern Rivers

NSW's Emergency Services Minister says the state's Northern Rivers region is being hit by a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions" as flood levels hit a new record.

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NSW flood crisis 'unprecedented': premier

The catastrophic flood crisis across northern NSW is expected to worsen as thousands of people are ordered to higher ground and many are left stranded.

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Major flood warning issued for Brisbane after ‘rain bomb’ unleashes havoc on south-east Queensland and northern NSW

Seventh person dies, with two more missing, and major flood warnings issued for Brisbane, Ipswich, Lismore and Grafton

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