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Heavy rain has caused flash flooding and river rises in several towns across New South Wales overnight, while Victorian communities brace for the Murray River to peak. Follow the live updates.

After days of waiting, flooding is expected to peak in Echuca along the Victoria-NSW border just as fresh rainfall poses a new flash flooding threat.

Met Office warns of possible flooding, damage to property and hazardous driving conditions

Several towns across the state are on flood-watch.

There has been severe flooding in Nigeria – the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states located along the courses of the Niger and Benue rivers. It noted that three of Nigeria’s reservoirs were expected to overflow. The agency…

Amid the devastation and anxiety of waiting for the river to rise, residents of northern Victorian town try to keep things normal – sort of

Echuca residents are doing their best to keep their spirits up and the water levels down as the Murray River reaches its flood peak.

Australia's weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of country's flood-hit south and east on Sunday as a flood crisis continues in the two most populous states.