\u2018Wall of water\u2019
\n SYDNEY
\nAuthorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have found the body of a woman who was missing in the flood-hit area of Eugowra, a town in the Central West region of NSW.
\nDianne Smith, 60, was missing since the area was hit by the worst flood in the state\u2019s history on Monday, Sku News reported on Wednesday, adding that another old man aged 85 is still missing.
\nSome areas of the NSW are facing the worst and highest flood levels in more than 70 years.
\n\u201cYou must evacuate now because dangerous floodwaters are continuing to rise,\u201d the State Emergency Service warned people in a statement published on its website.
\nEntire buildings have been ripped from their foundations after flash floods swamped a small Australian town, with disaster management officials on Wednesday describing the deluge as a destructive \u201cwall of water\u201d.
\nThe town of Eugowra – about 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Sydney – was inundated on Monday but it has been impossible to assess the extent of damage under the mud-brown waters.
\nAustralia\u2019s east coast has been repeatedly swept by heavy rainfall in the past two years, driven by back-to-back La Nina cycles.
\nNew South Wales State Emergency Service spokesperson Steve Hall said a dire picture was emerging as response teams returned to the town of some 800 people.
\n\u201cEverything they hold dear has been swept away in a wall of water,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cAll their possessions are covered in water and mud, they\u2019ve got to come back and start all over, working through all the processes of grief, and loss and anger.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, the Australia Bureau of Meteorology also warned that the Lachlan River at Forbes Iron Bridge may reach around 10.80 meters (36 feet) on Thursday morning, with major flooding similar to the June 1952 flood levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2018Wall of water\u2019 SYDNEY Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have found the body of a woman who was missing in the flood-hit area of Eugowra, a town in the Central West region of NSW. Dianne Smith, 60, was missing since the area was hit by the worst flood in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-295628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n