Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the flood-hit areas in Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) would receive further support from the defence force after flooding in the region continues to grow. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has 600 active personnel currently involved in rescue efforts, with people getting airlifted to safety from the roof of their homes. But most rescues are being done by flood boats. “The weather situation, particularly in and around Lismore … was very difficult,” Morrison told reporters on Tuesday. “It was not an easy thing to get those aerial assets in place to be affecting those rescues.” “That will continue, and we are pre-positioning further ADF support all along the eastern coast of Australia,” Morrison said. Any further requests for federal assistance from Queensland and NSW would be “immediately” provided, the prime minister said. Morrison said the current weather event was causing flooding …