Residents told to ‘go early’ as ‘prolonged major flooding’ expected to cause more difficulty for almost 50,000 peopleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeavy rain is predicted to hammer the mid-north coast of New South Wales until Friday morning, with “prolonged major flooding” expected to cause more difficulty and anguish for almost 50,000 people isolated by rising flood waters.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) senior meteorologist, Dean Narramore, said that any intense rainfall could lead to localised deadly flooding.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...