Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst flooding in almost half a century

People look out at the swollen Hawkesbury River from the deck of a partially submerged house as floodwaters rimore

Bride and groom Kate Fotheringham and Wayne Bell kiss in front of a flooded bridge that had blocked their fivemore

A child is carried to safety by a State Emergency Service member after a Marine Rescue boat rescuing a family more

A family from North Richmond is transported by SES across the floodwater to visit their daughter in hospital imore

A family and dog rescued by a State Emergency Service crew make it to safety after being trapped by rising flomore

A family receives medical attention after the Marine Rescue boat that rescued them from rising floodwaters capmore

A State Emergency Service rescue crew evacuates a person by boat after rising floodwaters trapped residents inmore

People are evacuated by a rescue boat after getting trapped by floodwaters on the Hawkesbury River in western more

A view of orange orchards and houses that are submerged near Hawkesbury River in northwestern Sydney, Australimore

A view of orange orchards and houses that are submerged near Hawkesbury River in northwestern Sydney, Australimore

Patrick, the park manager at the Trees Adventure inspects the floodwater damage to the property in the suburb more

Local residents wade through floodwaters with their belongings as the state of New South Wales experiences widmore

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

A partially submerged car is seen abandoned in floodwaters in the suburb of Windsor as the state of New South more

A man wades through floodwaters on a residential street near the swollen Nepean River as the state of New Soutmore

A State Emergency Service rescue team uses an inflatable raft to bring a local resident to safety from a floodmore

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

Livestock is seen as floodwaters rise in the suburb of Windsor, as the state of New South Wales experiences wimore

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

A local resident and his dog are brought to safety by a State Emergency Service rescue team in the midst of wimore

People gather on a flooded residential street near the swollen Nepean River as the state of New South Wales exmore

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

A sign is partially submerged on a residential path near the swollen Nepean River as the state of New South Wamore

A still image taken from video shows people looking at trucks stuck in a flooded road, following heavy rains imore

State Emergency Service personnel transport a dentist by boat from the suburb of Windsor to North Richmond acrmore

A street sign is seen just above the water's surface in the suburb of Windsor as the state of New South Wales more

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

A view of the flooded Old Hawkesbury Road near Pitt Town and Windsor, New South Wales, Australia March 22. AAPmore

People gather on a flooded path near the swollen Nepean River as the state of New South Wales experiences widemore

A local resident stands next to floodwaters at the end of his driveway in the suburb of Windsor as the state omore

State Emergency Service personnel load a dentist onto a boat to transport him from the suburb of Windsor to Nomore

A still image taken from video shows a flooded area following heavy rains in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, more

Local residents look in the direction of their flooded home as the state of New South Wales experiences widespmore

A person wades through floodwaters near the swollen Nepean River as the state of New South Wales experiences wmore