Flooding continues to batter Australia's New South Wales

SYDNEY, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Though heavy rain has eased across New South Wales (NSW) after a weekend of storms and flash flooding, the Australian weather authority warned that major flooding continues in the state, particularly around the central west.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said Forbes, a town in the state's central west region, has received a major flood