Weather

The first few days of spring brought flooding or wind damage to all Australian states and territories, all due to one low pressure system, according to weatherzone.

Country Energy says only 300 customers on the New South Wales far south coast are still without power after the weekend's wild weather.

Canberra dam levels are predicted to reach 75 per cent by the end of the week, the highest levels since 2002.

Meanwhile communities along Victoria's Loddon River have been flooded.

More than 2000 homes on the Far South Coast of New South Wales are still without power after the weekend's wild weather and dangerous winds.

On the New South Wales south coast, power has been restored to tens of thousands of homes overnight, after it was knocked out during yesterday's gale-force winds.

Heavy rainfall over the weekend has caused flooding in the Upper Murray as well as the Goobragandra and Tumut Rivers.

Water police have rescued a yachtsman whose boat was dragged out to sea off Batemans Bay early yesterday morning on the New South Wales far south coast.

The State Emergency Service says it is expecting more wet weather this week as crews continue to mop up damage in parts of New South Wales caused by heavy rain and strong winds at the weekend.

The weather bureau has issued flood warnings for a number of rivers in central Queensland after torrential weekend rain.

More than 2,000 homes on the New South Wales south coast are still without power after wild weather lashed the region.

Electricity customers who have been without their power for more than 12 hours will be eligible for payments from power provider ETSA in South Australia.

Emergency crews in New South Wales have received around 2,500 calls for help and up to 40,000 homes are without power after a severe windstorm battered the state.

More than 20,000 residents along the New South Wales south coast have been without power since a severe windstorm swept the area early this morning.

The strongest and most damaging winds in years have finally eased across southeastern states, allowing residents and emergency services to clean up.

The Defence Force will help evacuate residents in Victoria's north as the flood crisis worsens and scores of homes remain under water.

Rescue teams in Christchurch are searching for any residents they fear may be trapped as much of the city remains without power and water following yesterday's devastating earthquake.

At least one person has died as Tropical Storm Earl moved from the American eastern seaboard and slammed into Canada's Nova Scotia.

Victoria is experiencing some of its worst flooding in more than a decade and emergency services say the threat is far from over.