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The Loop: Flash flood in central NSW and Victoria, Istanbul blast has 'smell of terror', and Black Panther sequel clears big numbers for opening weekend — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Severe storm warnings issued across Australia

The central-western NSW town of Molong has been devastated after wild storms hit, as people trapped in floodwaters are evacuated and numerous warnings remain.

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‘I don’t use lights’: how five Australians are managing in the cost-of-living crisis

From rosters for which parent gets to eat to gifts of celery, the rising costs of basics are hitting Australians from all walks of life

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Storms threaten more flooding in NSW, Vic

Storms are forecast across multiple parts of the country as a humid air mass tracks north east, heightening the flood risk across soaked river catchments.

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Wild storms force closure of more than 50 Adelaide schools, tens of thousands left without power

Some 65,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity, with SA Power Networks saying many will not be reconnected until at least Tuesday.

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Supplies dropped to isolated communities ahead of more rain, renewed major flooding for NSW

Inland communities in New South Wales are again bracing for more flooding as the SES urgently works to resupply isolated towns before the next weather system strikes.

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NSW towns bracing for wet, stormy weekend

Flood-impacted towns across New South Wales are on high alert as thunderstorms begin creeping through the state ahead of forecast downpours over the weekend.

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'Disheartening' flood risk warning for NSW

Severe weather is once again headed for regional NSW with authorities acknowledging the renewed flood warnings are disheartening.

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Flood evacuation order issued for Namoi Village as SES warns of sewer system failure

Some residents are choosing to stay in the mostly Aboriginal community of Namoi Village as the state's flood crisis continues.

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Supplies dropped off for New South Wales flood victims

Some NSW residents could remain isolated by floods for weeks as the State Emergency Service continues supply drops and support.

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Walgett Aboriginal community faces homelessness amid as village told to evacuate

The Dharriwaa Elders Group say flood-struck Aboriginal communities are being forced to choose between dispossession or homelessness due to a lack of emergency accommodation.

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Flood-weary New South Wales towns face huge clean up

Flood-hit homes and businesses in Forbes will be assessed for damage as the focus extends to other downstream towns in New South Wales.

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NSW floods: three towns cut off by water relying on airdrops for food and medical supplies

Walgett, Collarenebri and Lightning Ridge isolated as more than 140 flood warnings remain in place across New South Wales and Victoria

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NSW flood: Forbes surveys damage from near-record flood as central west NSW towns brace for inundation

Receding floodwaters are allowing some evacuated residents to fully comprehend the extent of damage to their homes and businesses.

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Woman rescued during heavy flooding in Forbes rushed to hospital for safe delivery of baby son

A pregnant woman whose waters broke during a near-record flood has been rescued by the State Emergency Services and rushed to hospital just in time to give birth.

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Menindee residents in far west NSW say drop-in session on flooding 'waste of time'

Outback residents of this town say a drop-in information session has left them "scratching their heads". But authorities say they are doing the best they can.

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NSW residents evacuate with over 100 rescues in a single day in flooded country town

With around 1,000 Forbes residents already affected by flood evacuation warnings in NSW, the SES is urging people to be aware of the danger as a river peak looms. Crews also rescue a pregnant woman in labour overnight.

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‘A nervous wait’: parts of regional NSW brace for worst flooding in 70 years

The Lachlan River in Forbes is expected to exceed 10.8 metres by Friday night – a level not reached since 1952

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‘I got sucked under the road’: boy rescued from Melbourne stormwater drain recounts miracle escape

Jake Gilbert, 11, has been reunited with his rescuers a week after he nearly drowned when sucked into flooded drain in Altona Meadows

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River Murray flows into SA could now peak at 150 gigalitres per day if flooding continues

Higher River Murray flows into South Australia are now expected to last well into January, prompting warnings to shack owners to begin sandbagging, and to summer holiday revellers about increased water risks.

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Divers find body in search for two men missing in flooded NSW stream

Hundreds told to evacuate homes in Forbes as rising flood water threatens to cut off properties and strand residents

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Victoria rain eases, river threat remains

It is still not safe to return to the northern Victorian town of Echuca, but flood levels are expected to drop from major to moderate overnight.

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Flood emergency 'far from over', Victorian SES warns, as swollen Murray River rattles border communities

Record rainfall which fell across Victoria in October continues to pose a flood risk, with dams at capacity and authorities warning residents in the north of the state to remain on high alert.

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NSW State Emergency Service issues prepare-to-evacuate order for parts of Menindee

In a dramatic contrast to the fish kills of 2018-19, the SES has given residents in Menindee a prepare-to-evacuate order due to flooding, but some locals say they have received mixed messages from authorities.

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