Severe weather warnings in place from the NSW Mid-North Coast to the South Coast covering Newcastle, Gosford, Wollongong, Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
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The unrelenting torrential rain that is flooding towns in northern NSW is hampering the emergency response to the crisis as thousands of people flee their homes with.