<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A truck driver has been winched to safety from his cabin as floodwaters engulfed the vehicle south-west of Broken Hill.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rain has inundated outback NSW, closing highways from Queensland to South Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rescue helicopter arrived in the remote town of Yunta near Broken Hill.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/d224d77f-0652-4493-aa1a-9450a9df03aa"><strong><span>Dramatic footage shows Israel's 'Iron Dome' put to the test</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-storms-out-of-parliament-after-being-censured/954ec63f-0084-4279-be5f-d108a233556c"><strong><span>Pauline Hanson storms out of parliament before being censured</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One crew member was winched down, balancing on top of the cabin as the driver clung on.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He attached the harness and both were brought to safety.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/weather-outback-truck-rescue/4fc3d5aa-6d10-493d-9d48-7fe580e66e2f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rescue happened yesterday afternoon on the South Australian border.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/wallsend-newcastle-crocodile-nsw/dde73fdd-67af-4b89-9a5a-7335014f4532"><strong><span>Crocodile captured after being found in pond behind Bunnings</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Roads have been closed across almost half of NSW, although for many it's not a curse but a blessing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Orroroo Mayor Grant Chapman said the rain was "magic", with more than two thirds of the annual rain falling.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents in north-west </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" target="_blank" title="Victoria"><span>Victoria</span></a><span> have been </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-floods-update-flash-flooding-hits-mildura-as-rain-soaks-state/69fd4ecd-36ee-4c10-a5ef-07eb7e0299bf" rel="" target="" title="soaked by a bout of flash flooding "><span>soaked by a bout of flash flooding</span></a><span> as heavy rain brought a wet end to the summer months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather/vic/mildura" target="_blank" title="Mildura"><span>Mildura</span></a><span> was lashed with almost 150 millimetres of rain in the 36-hour period to 9am today, flooding a major highway and triggering a barrage of calls for help to the State Emergency Service.</span></div></div>