00:00Heavy rain in Australia's southeast triggered flash flooding and cut off towns on Wednesday,
00:09stranding some residents, as authorities issued snap evacuation orders with rivers staying above
00:14danger levels. Emergency personnel on boats were seen ferrying residents in the area near the town
00:20of Taree in New South Wales. Rural towns in the Hunter and Mid-North Coast regions of New South
00:26Wales, Australia's most populous state, were the worst hit from the downpour, with some areas
00:32receiving more than four months' worth of rain over the past 24 hours. In its latest update,
00:38Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said some areas could receive up to 300 millimeters of rain
00:44over the next 24 hours, three times the mean total for May.
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