Flooding death toll rises as NSW towns evacuated

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ABC News Australia - 2/23/12

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Photo: Locals look on at the submerged Bellingen Bridge on Saturday. (Audience submitted: Mel Bradbury)

Residents are being evacuated from parts of northern New South Wales as the discovery of a man's body raises the death toll to two.

Evacuation orders are in place in several towns along the mid-north coast, including Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Bellingen, and emergency services are asking people not to enter floodwaters.

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