S607-AUSTRALIA INUNDACIONES

Drone video on Saturday (May 24) showed flood-affected areas near the Hunter River in the Heatherbrae suburb of Australia’s New South Wales.

Damage assessments were under way in New South Wales' hard-hit mid-north coast region after floods this week cut off towns, swept away livestock and destroyed homes, the state's emergency services agency said. It estimated that at least 10,000 properties may have been damaged.

Conditions had improved since Friday (May 23) in the affected areas of Australia's most populous state, the agency said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also said on Saturday the clean-up had begun in the country's southeast after the floods.

"We’re continuing to work closely across federal, state and local governments to make sure Australians get the support they need now and through recovery," Albanese said on social media platform X.

(Production: Hollie Adams, Shung Sin Tan)