Five people were confirmed killed on Friday in record flooding in northern New South Wales with 50,000 people cut off, thousands of homes and businesses without power and cattle herds wiped out.

In New South Wales, Australia, floods have claimed the lives of four people. Although the rains are subsiding, thousands of residents remain cut off from the world. One person is still missing. Key information Four people have died as a result of the floods in New South Wales.

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

Though flood warnings remain in place across New South Wales on Saturday, communities are beginning the clean up and recovery efforts following a record deluge that has wreaked havoc across the state and resulted in tragedy.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck New South Wales in Australia on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Video. Record-breaking floods on Australia’s east coast have left at least three people dead and one missing, as authorities warn of more heavy rain in the coming days.

Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain has outlined the ongoing efforts to address the impacts of heavy rainfall and flooding that have inundated large areas from the Mid-North Coast through to the Hunter and Central Coast regions.

As the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions reel from devastating floods, there is now high confidence the soaking will shift south during the coming days and bring drought relief to parts of the Murray Basin.

Video. Emergency crews rescued hundreds of people after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across parts of New South Wales in Australia, leaving thousands still stranded.