Regional NSW will welcome more Australian Defence Force troops today as the flooding crisis continues. 

Around 170 troops will roll into Lismore and surrounding regions today to lend a hand with rescue and recovery efforts.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton told Ray Hadley they will “do whatever is required”.

“It’s a huge area to cover and it’s been a rolling problem,” he said. “And now we’ve got re-flooding in some areas.”

“It’s a moving situation but the priority of the ADF has been to rescue people.

“They’ve rescued about 103 people off of rooftops and within communities.”

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