Lismore and Byron Bay flooded as weather system tracks south bringing more evacuations

Missing woman identified as Lismore's levee overtops for second time in a month

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Flood waters in Lismore continue to rise, while the weather system responsible for a deluge of rain that has seen towns like Byron Bay inundated continues its march south, with tens of thousands of people being evacuated.

Police have identified a woman who went missing on Tuesday night as Anita Brakel, a 55-year-old aged care nurse from Nowra. They believe she became trapped in her car in flood waters in Lismore.