Drowned herds. Towns underwater. Farmers in NSW are facing 'absolute devastation'

Those who survived the 2021 floods and are still recovering from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, 'have lost absolutely everything' in the latest delugeNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor dairy farmer James McRae, the floods arrived in a perfect storm.It had been a wet autumn on the New South Wales mid-north coast, saturating the soil, which made it hard to sow new pastures. When 200mm of rain hit overnight on Monday, low-lying farms in his community of Barrington were "completely decimated".Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Continue reading...