Efforts to contact a New Zealander known to be in India's remote Himalayan region of Ladakh hit by flash floods are continuing today.

A New Zealand man is missing in a flood-stricken area of northern India.

Three-quarters of China's provinces have been hit by floods and more than 1000 people have died or been lost in the severe flooding so far this year.

Heavy rains in the Gisborne area have closed roads and some flood waters have been contaminated by sewage.

Three East Coast families will remain isolated for at least another day after their only road access was washed away by heavy rain yesterday.

Drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads after two cars became stranded in Coromandel floodwaters this morning.

Flooding is worsening on the Coromandel Peninsula, with rain warnings in place across much of the North Island.