Panic buying has hit supermarkets across New South Wales as flood-hit towns deal with the heaviest rain in a century.
The Woolworths supermarket at Lakewood, on the state's Mid North Coast, was last night cleared of bread after residents were evacuated in nearby North Haven, Laurieton and Dunbogan.
The towns on the Camden Haven River, 35km south of Port Macquarie, have seen panic buying reminiscent of the Covid lockdowns a year ago.
'I went into the shops to grab bread for the kids' breakfast and there was literally nothing on the shelves,' a local mother-of-two told Daily Mail Australia.
'The vegetable aisles were also bare.
Panic buying has hit supermarkets across New South Wales as flood-hit towns deal with the heaviest rain in a century. The Woolworths supermarket at Lakewood, on the state's Mid North Coast, was last night cleared of bread as residents were evacuated in nearby North Haven, Laurieton and Dunbogan
'I felt so angry and frustrated as we haven't had power for days and lots of the food for easy meals was gone by the time I arrived.
'But there are heaps of people doing it tougher than us.'
Laurieton Public School, two suburbs away, is closed on Monday after residents in lower-lying areas were evacuated on Saturday.
The Mid North Coast, covering Taree, Wingham and Port Macquarie, has copped the heaviest rain in a century.
The Mid North Coast, covering Taree, Wingham and Port Macquarie, has copped the heaviest rain in a century. Pictured is Short Street in Port Macquarie
