A 49-year-old man has gone missing in the flood-hit Forbes region of NSW, with three helicopters and search crews looking for him. Adelaide’s Gawler river is in flood and residents have been told to put their emergency flood plans into action. “Water levels are very high in the Gawler river and flooding is occurring,” the State Emergency Service warned on Sunday. “The river has already broken its banks in a number of places and there is a possibility of further breaks or levee failures.”Suburbs affected include Gawler, Hillier, Gawler River, Angle Vale, Penfield Gardens, Two Wells, Lewiston, Virginia, Port Gawler and Buckland Park. A flood levee protecting the small town failed earlier on Saturday when the Gawler river broke its banks.

Source: The Guardian October 01, 2016 21:00 UTC