Towns underwater, people missing in floods in OZ following Cyclone Debbie -

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THE body of a woman has been discovered on a flooded property in northern NSW as residents throughout the region brace for more bad news, with many people still missing.

NSW Police confirmed the woman disappeared in floodwaters overnight. She was found on a rural property at Upper Burringhar, 20km south of Murwillumbah.

“Her body was found by a family member about 8am on Friday,” a NSW spokesperson said in a statement.

It comes as towns are under water and people are missing as the storm system continues to smash the regions.

In NSW, where parts of the towns of Murwillumbah, Chinderah and Lismore have been rendered rivers, SES Deputy Commissioner Mark Morrow has braced locals for “distressing news”.

There had been more than 200 request for assistance in northern NSW since flooding began, but some who called for help could not be reached.

“There could be people overnight that perished in that flood, we don’t know at this stage,” Mr Morrow told ABC earlier today. “As we start to go out to find people that made those calls overnight, there could be some very distressing news.”

NSW SES assistant commissioner Kaylene Jones said it was an “absolute” possibility there were more missing people emergency workers didn’t know about.

“We’ve received requests from people who were in a position to do so, we’re not aware at this time if there were other people who were unable to call for existence prior to being impacted by those floodwaters.”

A high tide combined with the flood levels peak worsened the situation around 1pm today.