Dhaka, May 22 -- 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.

Some 330 people were rescued in the flooding emergency in New South Wales state, north of Sydney. The area has been hit with heavy rain since Tuesday. The flooding exceeds local records set in 1929, according to AP.

News South Wales Premier Christopher Minns said some areas were forecast to receive as much as 30 centimetres (one foot) of rain in the next 24 hours. He said 50,000 people were warned to prepare to evacuate or be isolated by floodwaters, telling reporters: "We are bracing for more bad news."

The body of a 63-year-old man was recovered from a flood...