Video shows a "wall of water" bringing devastation to New South Wales towns, with more than 220 people rescued from flooding in the past 24 hours.
It comes as Wyangala Dam spilled record amounts of water, after 100mm rain fell in just a few hours in parts of the Central West.
Helicopters and boats were used to carry out over 150 rescues in the inundated town of Eugowra, where people were forced to make for their roofs as floodwaters rose.
Floods have ripped up the road and destroyed a bridge into the town of Canowindra, while the Wyangala Dam is spilling 80,000 gigalitres a day into the Lachlan River.
There are currently 120 flood warnings in place across the state, including 24 emergencies.
An evacuation order has been issued for Forbes, with residents of low-lying areas told they need to leave their homes by 7am today.
The first rescue occurred at Ophir Reserve Campground near Orange after floodwaters quickly submerged the area, surprising campers.
Three people and a dog were rescued from the site.
"The campers told the crew it wasn't raining when they went to bed last night, but they awoke early this morning to water rising halfway up caravans," LifeFlight said in a statement.
"The crew provided care to keep them warm as they were suffering hyperthermia-like symptoms."
The group was then transferred to an ambulance at Orange Airport.
The helicopter continued on its rescue mission to Eugowra where two neighbours were trapped by surrounding fast-flowing floodwaters.
"The LifeFlight paramedic, who is also a qualified rescue crew officer, was first winched down to a woman waiting in her house and brought her up to safety before rescuing the neighbour from the back of a ute," LifeFlight said.
Residents in and around Eugowra remained under directions to move to higher ground with those in other small towns in the area such as Gooloogong and Canowindra told to evacuate.
Those living in Forbes and its surrounds spent the night counting down to a 7am Tuesday evacuation order.
Further upstream, the helicopter found a woman whose home had been destroyed after floodwaters blew out the windows due to the shear force of the torrents.
"She had made it out onto dry ground so the crew was able to land the Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter in a nearby paddock to collect her," LifeFlight said.
The biggest operation was in Eugowra where 12 people, 10 dogs, two cats and a pet turtle were winched to safety.
The LifeFlight rescues are among hundreds in the area.
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