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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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Parched western Qld seeks drought declaration

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ABC News Australia - By Chrissy Arthur and Nicole Bond, Updated 2/20/13

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While more rain is forecast for parts of south-east Queensland today, one region in the state's far west will apply for a drought declaration due to prolonged dry conditions.

 

Diamantina Mayor Geoff Morton says there has not been decent rain since last March.

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