Floods, wild winds and power cuts: inundated NSW south coast holiday haven braces for more heavy rain

Flooding outside Rosie Oats cafe in Burrill Lake. Its owner says produce delivered in preparation for the school holidays is waterloggd and unusable. Photograph: Rian Gough

In Burrill Lake, the rain has stopped – for now.

Overnight, the small New South Wales south coast town was pummelled by heavy rain, high winds and large swells. Combined with the high tide in the early hours of the morning, the lake began to flood, inundating homes and businesses.