The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia's southeast on Friday, raising the death toll to four, after three days of incessant rain cut off entire towns, swept away livestock and destroyed homes.

Major supermarkets in flood-affected parts of New South Wales are continuing to face disruptions, with some stores still closed and supply chains under pressure due to damaged roads and limited access. In Kempsey, both Coles and Woolworths stores remain closed this weekend.

Three people have died and another is missing after major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left more than 50,000 people under evacuation warnings.

A cow was found alive on an Australian beach after being carried up to 11 miles by floodwaters. Layla Philipson found the cow alive on the sand on Old Bar beach, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

As floods batter some parts of Australia, others are experiencing their worst drought on record. The two extremes may give a glimpse of our future climate.

A rescue team has filmed the moment they found an elderly woman stranded in her flooded home in Taree. The Australian prime minister, Antony Albanese has described the floods affecting New South Wales as horrific.

Wildlife carers fostering some of Australia’s most precious animals have had to rescue them one by one from rising waters and are now racing to repair fencing that keeps feral predators away

Just as flood levels start to recede along the New South Wales coast, the atmosphere will serve up further severe weather events across Australia during the coming days.