Five people were confirmed killed on Friday in record flooding in northern New South Wales with 50,000 people cut off, thousands of homes and businesses without power and cattle herds wiped out.

Australia, has resulted in three fatalities and left one person missing. The flooding, described by Premier Chris Minns as the worst some communities have experienced in a lifetime, has been driven by three days of intense rain hitting the mid-north coast and Hunter regions.

Record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast left one person dead and three others missing, officials said Thursday, as more heavy rain was forecast in the area.

Around 50,000 people are still isolated, emergency services personnel said, as they look to ramp up efforts to supply essential supplies after weather conditions eased.