Cow miraculously found alive on beach after being swept up in floodwaters

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In immoderate bully news, a cattle has been recovered live connected Old Bar formation connected nan Mid North Coast.

The cattle was swept up successful floodwaters earlier it was recovered by section Layla Philipson connected nan beach.

Taree sits 18 kilometres inland from Old Bar, and though it's not known wherever nan cattle was washed successful - it's lived done a near-miraculous tale.

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Wet upwind is besides continuing to lash different parts of nan coast.

Down successful Sydney, these Bulldogs fans are braving nan rainfall successful ponchos during nan information 12 NRL lucifer betwixt nan Bulldogs and Dolphins yesterday.

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Floodwaters are rising and lapping astatine Parramatta Wharf successful Sydney's west.

Water levels were climbing nan opal gates.

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Locals successful Taree are helping pinch evacuations arsenic nan State Emergency Service is inundated pinch calls.

Jonathan Tisdell, who has helped rescue complete 30 group successful nan past fewer days connected his sportfishing boat.

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SES workers placed sandbags astir nan Macksville Hotel successful Macksville, a celebrated section watering hole. amid nan rising floodwaters.

In a societal media post, nan pub praised nan unpaid crews, and promised them a free information erstwhile nan emergency lifts.

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This aerial position taken by nan NSW Rural Fire Service shows nan flooded streets successful nan metropolis of Taree connected nan NSW Mid North Coast.

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While nan rainfall is search distant from nan NSW Mid North coast, nan SES is informing of imaginable further flooding arsenic stream levels spill over.

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Road links person been trim connected nan NSW Mid North Coast, including parts of nan Pacific Highway. (Photo: NSW SES)

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The SES has carried retired hundreds of vessel rescues this week.

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Volunteers person been moving to cleanable up debris from nan flood that washed onto beaches on nan NSW Mid North Coast.

Plastics and different debris that is harmful to oversea life was deposited astatine Old Bar Beach.

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At a staging constituent connected Manning River Drive successful Purfleet a female is escorted by emergency services workers moments aft being rescued from flood waters.

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Residents and animals alike are retreating arsenic nan flood emergency connected nan NSW Mid-North continues.

Deer belonging to Pampoolah resident Kerri-Ann Gimbert person fled to precocious crushed successful a paddock surrounded by floodwaters.

Gimbert has evacuated aft she mislaid everything successful her home.

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SES incident managers and unit are moving difficult successful nan power room to negociate warnings and advice.

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NSW Police are helping emergency services crossed nan region.

Officers were confronted pinch flood levels reaching nan roofs of immoderate homes.

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Officers thief a resident and his canine evacuate from nan flooding.

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Floodwaters are barricading doors and garages successful homes crossed nan Mid-North Coast.

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Residents person travel together successful nan flood emergency.

James Larking, right, evacuates his flooded location astatine Pampoolah connected nan NSW Mid-North Coast pinch nan thief of Dylan Smith.

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His partner Kerri-Ann Gimbert says nan deers and donkeys they support person been saved, but everything other mislaid successful nan flooding.

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Larking opinionated successful knee-high floodwaters wrong his location during his family's evacuation.

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He was capable to drawback only a fewer basal items from his flood-hit location successful Pampoolah, NSW.

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From left: Destiny Carey, John Peasall and Dylan Smith, thief Kerri-Ann Gimbert and James Larking evacuate from their Pampoolah location that has been flooded.