Residents around the central New South Wales town of Canowindra are bracing for flooding as the Belubula River nears its peak.
More than 27mm of rain has fallen in the region, west of Orange, since 5pm on Tuesday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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The State Emergency Service is warning that low-lying areas along the river, including the town, could be inundated today.
Residents and farmers have been advised to move belongings and equipment to higher ground.
Four drivers have already been rescued from flood waters in the Dubbo and Bathurst areas.
Emergency services are frustrated drivers have not heeded repeated warnings to stay out of flood waters, with four rescues of trapped drivers being carried out before 1pm on Wednesday.
Three of the rescues by police and SES were in the Dubbo region and one was in Perthville, near Bathurst.
The weather bureau has issued five flood warnings for NSW rivers.
