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Police are pouring resources into Australia's flood-ravaged towns to prevent a breakdown in law and order after two men were arrested for alleged looting.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said extra officers were on the beat in NSW's mid-north coast and Hunter regions after the men, both aged 20, were arrested for allegedly stealing property amid flood clean up.
'If we find anyone taking advantage of this community we'll throw the book at them,' Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said in a statement on Monday.
'The impact of this weather event has been unimaginable and to think they now have to be concerned about hanging on to whatever property they have left is a disgrace.
'Stealing from people vulnerable during hard times like these is un-Australian.'
The warning comes as military personnel descend on regions hit by the natural disaster that has cost five lives and kept about 12,000 people isolated.
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The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heading to the mid north coast of NSW today to survey the massive flood disaster zone and engage with local authorities as the cleanup begins.
Mr Albanese will arrive in the area as military personnel and police move in to coordinate the operation, with many properties still isolated.
The damage bill for the government is expected to significant and insurance companies are scrambling to assist property owners, after hundreds of homes were engulfed by the flood waters.
The PM is expected to conduct the tour with Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on the move today to survey another Australian natural disaster as the Coalition turmoil continues to bubble along.
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