The situation is getting worse at Dungog north of Newcastle with the town’s drinking water supply now running out. Bottled water is being sent to Dungog and also Karuah.
Emergency workers are using boats are ferrying people and supplies across flooded roads at Maitland.
The Hunter, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, Wyong and Gosford have been declared natural disaster areas, allowing residents to apply for relief funding.
160,000 customers in the region remain without electricity.
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