Rain has continued to bucket down in parts of NSW over the weekend, with warnings that flooding will continue there and in Queensland into this week. In northern NSW, a massive 1,086mm of rain has fallen in Uki, west of Byron Bay – that’s almost Sydney’s annual rainfall… And heavy rain and damaging winds have lashed the area from Kempsey to Tamworth. There have also been heavy falls in Western Sydney and the Hunter region, with floodwaters set to rise again across the Hawkesbury-Nepean river catchments. State Emergency Services Commissioner Carlene York told locals “it is not the time to let your guard down”. Assessing the damage so far, more than 2,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed in the Northern Rivers region. And in Queensland, more than 26,600 claims have been made for disaster support. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the government would begin its flood appeal with $2.1 million.