Thousands flee as floods hit Australian inland towns

Residents in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales were told to evacuate their homes overnight with more than 100 flood warnings in place on Friday (November 4), after swollen rivers burst banks and neared record flood levels. New South Wales' Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke said the area was experiencing "record-breaking floods" while Emergency Service Strategic Leader Ashley Sullivan told reporters water levels were "rising quicker than what we have seen before."