By Kate Lyons For Daily Mail Australia Two people had to be rescued from their car after it became trapped in a flooded creek  in an incident that could be repeated across the country as the eastern states are hit with severe weather in the next week. The passengers were trapped in their car for two hours when their vehicle was submerged in one metre of floodwater at the junction of Pejar Rd and Dawson's Creek in the small town of Crookwell, south-west of Sydney, last night. They were freed at 8.20pm after a combined rescue effort from SES, ambulance paramedics police and NSW fire services and were taken to Crookwell Hospital suffering from exposure.
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Widespread rainfall expected in Queensland and New South Wales
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Up to 60mm of rain expected in some areas, over the course of five days
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The south coast of NSW and eastern Victoria will hit hardest, with the worst weather expected to hit on Monday
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A cargo ship in Fremantle, WA, tore its moorings overnight crashing into a rail bridge
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The wild weather is expected to ease by Tuesday
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