One person died, thousands were evacuated and a major bridge collapsed as torrential rains inundated large parts of ...

AP Sydney: Record floods stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday ... Others sought sanctuary on a raised highway bridge before they were spotted and rescued by a navy ...

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and ...

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One man was found dead in a flooded home in eastern Australia The storms have in some ... near the New South Wales town of Taree Record floods stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia ...

Authorities launched a major search-and-rescue mission as people clambered atop cars, houses and highway bridges to escape fast-moving flash floods ... a raised highway bridge before they were ...

Flood waters surround houses in Port Macquarie, north of Sydney, Australia, on May 22 ... Others sought sanctuary on a raised highway bridge before they were spotted and rescued by a navy Seahawk ...

Rising floodwaters stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday ... owner Jeremy Thornton said the "gut-wrenching" flood was among the worst he had seen.