SYDNEY (Reuters) -Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia's New South Wales state stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country's southeast.

Helicopters were airdropping animal feed on Sunday to farmers in Australia stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands

In New South Wales, Australia, floods have already claimed the lives of four people. Although the rains are subsiding, thousands of residents remain cut off from the world. One person is still missing.

May 23 (UPI) -- A cow was found alive on an Australian beach after being carried up to 11 miles by floodwaters. Layla Philipson found the cow alive on the sand on Old Bar beach, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. The cow was one of multiple bovines swept away by floodwaters brought on by torrential rains in New South Wales.

Heavy floods hit New South Wales in Australia. Government declared it a natural disaster. Around 50,000 people evacuated. Sadly, three people died, and one is still missing. Rescuers are working hard in Mid North Coast and Sydney.

Wildlife carers fostering some of Australia’s most precious animals have had to rescue them one by one from rising waters and are now racing to repair fencing that keeps feral predators away

Thredbo is widely considered one of Australia's best ski areas due to its vertical drop and wide variety of quality terrain. The ski area falls entirely within the boundaries of Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales,

GHINNI GHINNI, Australia (Reuters) -Helicopters were airdropping animal feed on Sunday to farmers in Australia stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country's

Several communities in New South Wales are still cut off by floodwaters while they begin clean-up and recovery efforts. Follow live.