Warragamba Dam overflowing as 'mini tornado' rips through western Sydney suburb – as it happened

Floods to delay Covid vaccine deliveries as more than 400mm of rain falls on parts of mid north coast. This blog is paused

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7.53am GMT

Here's a quick recap of what's happened today. We'll be pausing this blog for a short while, ahead of further developments later today.

7.10am GMT

It's a sad time in parts of the NSW north coast.

Port Macquarie after flooding today. Picture: Steve Drew @GuardianAus pic.twitter.com/EBCPyqJdTy