Dramatic scenes from northern NSW floods captured from the sky
New South Wales is in the firing line with the Northern Rivers region and in particular Lismore experiencing some of the worst flooding it has ever seen.
There have been distressing calls for help and extraordinary rescue scenes out of Lismore, Bungawalbin, South Ballina, Woodburn and along the Princess Highway.
Dramatic rescues were captured by A Current Affair's cameras from a helicopter flying above flood affected areas.
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Pregnant women, children and whole families were among those who needed rescuing.
Lismore was the first place in the state to be flooded after a levy that was built to protect the town gave way.
While the river south of Lismore has always been an area that gets hit hard by floods, there wasn't a house nearby that hadn't been inundated with water this time round.
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While some of the water had dropped off slightly today, there were still people moving about – a lot of them in canoes.
Lismore airport was totally flooded, with some of the smaller aircraft appearing as if they'd been thrown around like toys.
In Woodburn people could be seen trapped on a bridge after they parked their cars there in the hope they would be safe.
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Most of the roads around the town of Woodburn were blocked, which left some people isolated.
Debris could be seen everywhere today, showing the destruction caused to local businesses and as authorities were overwhelmed, locals went out themselves in boats and tinnies to help with the rescue mission.
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For people impacted by flooding, there is help available.
In an emergency, phone your local SES unit on 132 500.
In life threatening situations call triple zero immediately.
For more information about how to donate to the Australian Red Cross Flood Appeal, visit here.
For more information about how to donate to the Vinnies Flood Appeal, visit here.
And for more information about how to donate to The Salvation Army Flood Appeal, visit here.
