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NSW floods gallery: Images from on the ground as extreme weather event unfolds

Extreme weather conditions are lashing the NSW north coast, with 50,000 currently isolated, one person confirmed dead and three others currently missing. Here’s a look at what’s happening on the ground.

Extreme weather conditions are lashing the NSW north coast, with 50,000 currently isolated due to floods, one person confirmed dead and three others currently missing.

Here is a look at what is happening on the ground:

Taree

A dance school in the Taree CBD flooded. Picture: Facebook/ Mychelle Smith.
A dance school in the Taree CBD flooded. Picture: Facebook/ Mychelle Smith.
TMost of Taree Estate is covered in water. Picture: Facebook
TMost of Taree Estate is covered in water. Picture: Facebook
Fitzgerald bridge at Raymond Terrace. Credit: Facebook/Andrew Smee
Fitzgerald bridge at Raymond Terrace. Credit: Facebook/Andrew Smee
Floodwaters are seen in and around Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW as torrential rain inundates the region.Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin
Floodwaters are seen in and around Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW as torrential rain inundates the region.Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin
Further north the riverside town of Macksville in the Nambucca Valley is being hit by flooding. Picture: Facebook/ Ruth Flarrety.
Further north the riverside town of Macksville in the Nambucca Valley is being hit by flooding. Picture: Facebook/ Ruth Flarrety.
: Floodwaters are seen in and around Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW as torrential rain inundates the region. Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin
: Floodwaters are seen in and around Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW as torrential rain inundates the region. Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin
Floodwaters are seen in and around Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW as torrential rain inundates the region. Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin
Floodwaters are seen in and around Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW as torrential rain inundates the region. Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin
SES volunteers in the mid-north coast town of Taree where flood waters have cut off thousands of people and one man has died. Picture: SES
SES volunteers in the mid-north coast town of Taree where flood waters have cut off thousands of people and one man has died. Picture: SES

Port Macquarie

A dad pushes his son through floodwaters in Port Macquarie, holding his baby in the other hand. Picture: Facebook/Adam Dederer
A dad pushes his son through floodwaters in Port Macquarie, holding his baby in the other hand. Picture: Facebook/Adam Dederer
Flooding is seen in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Thursday, May 22, 2025.Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Thursday, May 22, 2025.Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Thursday, May 22, 2025. Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Thursday, May 22, 2025. Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen around Settlement Point Road in Port Macquarie. Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen around Settlement Point Road in Port Macquarie. Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen around Short Street in Port Macquarie. Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller
Flooding is seen around Short Street in Port Macquarie. Picture: AAP Image/Lindsay Moller

Premier Chris Minns provides an update

NSW Premier Chris Minns addresses the media from the RFS HeadQuarters in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire
NSW Premier Chris Minns addresses the media from the RFS HeadQuarters in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire
NSW Premier Chris Minns addresses the media from the RFS HeadQuarters in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire
NSW Premier Chris Minns addresses the media from the RFS HeadQuarters in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire
NSW Premier Chris Minns addresses the media from the RFS HeadQuarters in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire
NSW Premier Chris Minns addresses the media from the RFS HeadQuarters in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire
PolAir has completed 22 rescues from flood-affected homes and roads on the Mid North Coast as emergency services continue to respond to calls for help. Picture: Supplied
PolAir has completed 22 rescues from flood-affected homes and roads on the Mid North Coast as emergency services continue to respond to calls for help. Picture: Supplied
PolAir has completed 22 rescues from flood-affected homes and roads on the Mid North Coast as emergency services continue to respond to calls for help. Picture: Supplied
PolAir has completed 22 rescues from flood-affected homes and roads on the Mid North Coast as emergency services continue to respond to calls for help. Picture: Supplied

Originally published as NSW floods gallery: Images from on the ground as extreme weather event unfolds

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