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March 4th, 2012 
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Police believe they have found the body of a Victorian man who was dragged into swollen floodwaters in southern NSW last night.
The 43-year-old’s body was found at Majors Creek in Araluen, south of Braidwood, just before 7.30am today, an hour after rescue crews resumed the search for the man who had gone missing yesterday, a police spokeswoman said.
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The body is yet to be formally identified, but emergency services have not received reports of any other missing people in the area.
The man was one of three men who became trapped in a four-wheel-drive when attempting to cross the creek at 7.30pm last night.
When they tried to get out of the car they were washed away.
Emergency Services rescued a 44-year-old man from Araluen in a tree and found a 37-year-old man from Captains Flat downstream but could not find the third man.
The pair were taken to Braidwood Hospital suffering hypothermia and other injuries.
Police discovered the body about 700 metres from where the car became stuck.
Power cut to flooded areas
Hundreds of properties in southern NSW are being told to evacuate as widespread rainfall continues to swell rivers across the state.
More than 150 homes were without electricity overnight after floods forced an energy company to cut supply in north-western Sydney.
Endeavour Energy has cut power to around 160 houses along the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers which swelled after the Warragamba Dam opened its flood gates.
The company says it has cut the supply to protect emergency service workers and members of the public from electrocution.
“This is an important public safety initiative designed to ensure residents, our crews and emergency service workers can move safely in flood affected areas throughout the night and tomorrow,” a spokesperson for said in a statement last night.
Almost 2000 people were told to evacuate from the area yesterday.
Endeavour Energy said it would restore power to the homes as soon as it was deemed safe, but that wouldn’t be until at least today.
“Electricity and water simply don’t mix. Safety is our top priority and we must protect our workers and the public from the risk of electrical accidents,” the spokesperson said.
Hundreds told to evacuate
Widespread falls across the Riverina region has resulted in the flooding of numerous areas.
The NSW State Emergency Service has issued an evacuation order for 300 properties in Lockhart and 240 properties in Yoogali Village near Griffith.
A further 390 properties in Lockhart and 240 in Yoogali Village have been issued with evacuation warnings along with properties in Hanwood Village, parts of Forbes, low lying areas of Adelong Creek, Goobarragandra and Brindabella Valleys, Goodradigbee River Catchment areas and low lying areas of Gundagai.
Southwest of Wagga Wagga the SES told residents of The Rock to leave their homes this morning, as flash flooding hits properties and rises the already swollen creek.
“Residents should assemble at The Rock Hall, from where they will be transported via bus to Wagga Wagga,” the SES said.
“Do not delay your evacuation. Roads will be congested or closed. You could become trapped and need rescue.”
Just north of The Rock at Uranquinty overland flows are threatening the eastern levee of the township, with people being told to prepare for possible evacuation.
There are reports of flash flooding on the Sturt and Newell Highways near Narrandera.
Yesterday, almost 2000 people in Sydney’s north-western fringes were told to evacuate as relentless rain put pressure on the already swamped Hawkesbury-Nepean River.
The rushing waters forced the closure of North Richmond Bridge as the river reached 7.4 metres and the Windsor Bridge was closed late Saturday.
Meanwhile, the SES says it has received reports of people identifying themselves as SES members, claiming they are running a raffle to support volunteers.
The SES denies running any raffles and says the calls should be reported to the police.
Flash flooding, rising rivers and heavy rain caused the SES to be inundated with 265 calls for help overnight, bringing the total number of requests to 2541 since Monday.
But there is some good news.
The Bureau of Meteorology says rain is expected to ease in the state’s south-west today, and while more rain is expected in the Nepean Hawkesbury catchment it will not result in increased flooding.
But flood warnings are current for 14 major river valleys in the state.
AAP
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