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South Australia's SES has issued a watch and act message for a mid-north town amid localised flooding.

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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.

A flood Watch and Act message remains in place for Stockport, north of Adelaide, because of a high risk the Light and Gilbert rivers could flood.

Victoria's flood crisis is far from over, as communities across the state face more rain and slowly receding rivers.

The body of a woman has been located on the banks of a flooded river in NSW's Central West, after a car was last night swept off a causeway nearby.

With the rising cost of living and insurance premiums expected to go up after recent widespread flood damage, calls are renewed for insurance to be considered an essential service and given a government subsidy.

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…