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Dog rescued from croc-infested floodwaters near Katherine

Astonishing vision has captured the moment a dog was pulled from the window of a car surrounded by crocodile-infested rapids in the Northern Territory.

Crews were called to Tony Green Crossing, west of Katherine, yesterday afternoon where a car had become stuck in floodwaters on the crossing.

A passing helicopter dropped a police officer on top of the car, who helped extract the stranded driver and passenger.

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A police officer rescued the dog from floodwaters west of Katherine.

The chopper then returned to the car, where the police officer hoisted the large dog from the window into the helicopter.

All of the occupants are safe, NT Emergency Service's Katherine Volunteer Unit said.

Parts of the Northern Territory have been inundated by the worst flooding in decades over the past week, causing mass evacuations and school closures.

Darwin residents were ordered to boil their water on Tuesday after heavy rainfall resulted in the Darwin River Dam surging to record levels and overflow.

Parts of the Top End remain on flood watch today as a stubborn tropical low crawls across the state in a south-westerly direction.

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Flooding in Katherine posted by MP Jo Hersey

A major flood warning remains in place for the Lower Daly and Waterhouse rivers, while the Katherine River is under moderate flood watch, according to the BoM.

Heavy rain is expected to continue across the NT into the weekend.

Authorities earlier this week urged locals to stay out of floodwaters in Katherine, partially due to the risk of crocodiles lurking in the water.

"There are crocs absolutely everywhere. Please don't go in the water," NT incident control acting commander, Shaun Gill, said at a press conference on Sunday.

"Don't swim in the water for two reasons: it's because it's a fast-flowing river, and also this is when crocs are most active."