East coast wet weather floods rivers, isolates towns, wipes out crops

Parts of the east coast are getting drenched, with flood warnings in Queensland, NSW, and Victoria.

Close to 60mm fell overnight at Byron Bay, Coonamble and Gunnedah while Dubbo recorded 66mm and Wagga Wagga received the highest total in NSW with 70mm of rain.

Cessnock, Richmond, Bathurst,…