Residents in northern New South Wales and Queensland's southern inland are preparing for record floods as thousands are forced to evacuate their homes. The NSW country town of Moree is bracing for its worst flood in more than 35 years, with about 2,300 people ordered to leave their homes or businesses.
The Mehi River there is expected to peak at 10.6 metres this morning - similar to levels seen during the 1976 floods. Meanwhile in Mitchell in Queensland's southern inland, an emergency is unfolding as flooding tops record levels. The Maranoa River is at 9.3 metres and still rising, exceeding the previous record peak of 9.26m set in 1956.
In NSW, the SES says floodwaters have isolated more than 10,000 people across the state.
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