Two days of heavy rainfall still on way as SES carries out 130 rescues amid floods in Taree and nearby areas
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The weather bureau has warned of “lots of flooding to come” on the New South Wales mid-north coast after intense rain has caused a major river to rise to its highest level in almost 100 years.
A Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist, Dean Narramore, forecast 50mm to 150mm rainfall in parts of the state north of Forster on Wednesday, with isolated falls in excess of 200m possible.
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