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Ruth Nielsen says having an insurance claim rejected was “more scary” than being up to her neck in water.

Ruth’s home was destroyed. What happened next scared her more

Being rescued from the roof of her four-wheel drive didn’t faze this no-nonsense “country woman”. But an insurance dispute did.

  • Michaela Whitbourn

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Michelle Bennett’s Croki home was inundated when the Manning River burst its banks.

It’s not a matter of if, but when Taree floods again. Locals are asking themselves if they can survive it

As clean-up from the record disaster continues, many are wondering what the future of their town looks like.

  • Riley Walter
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Record-breaking floods hit the NSW Mid North Coast.

The NSW floods have already been linked to climate change. Scientists are debating if that’s too quick

Global warming brings extreme weather but did it cause the NSW floods?

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Locals start cleaning out shops and businesses along Pulteney Street in Taree.

NSW floods live updates: Mid North Coast emergency warnings, evacuation orders remain in place; four dead, more than 50,000 isolated

The NSW SES will start to assess more than 10,000 homes for damage but warns that dangers remain.

  • Anthony Segaert and Patrick Begley
Hinton locals

Cut off by floodwaters, spirits are high in Hinton – and laughter is the best medicine

The tiny town near Maitland is banding together amid yet another natural disaster, with local the Victoria Hotel bringing much-needed cheer.

  • Riley Walter
James Larking (right), with the help of Dylan Smith. evacuates his flooded home in Pampoolah.

NSW floods as it happened: Four dead as rescue operations continue on Mid North Coast; Police criticised by family of woman killed in floodwaters

An estimated 50,000 people remained isolated on the Mid North Coast as severe weather travelled south. Look back on our coverage of the NSW floods on Friday, 23 May 2025.

  • Josefine Ganko, Angus Dalton and Frances Howe
Locals start cleaning out shops and businesses along Pulteney Street in Taree.

Clean-up begins as waters recede after devastating NSW floods

Residents of the Mid North Coast are reckoning with the scale of the flood disaster, as businesses open their doors and begin the clean-up.

  • Riley Walter, Ben Cubby, Angus Dalton, Daniel Lo Surdo, Josefine Ganko, Frances Howe and Patrick Begley

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