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Record floods kill four and devastate eastern Australia

Floodwaters rise in North Shore, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, on May 23, 2025. A slow-moving trough is dumping rain along the east coast of Australia, leaving thousands of people stranded [EPA-EFE]

Record-breaking floods in eastern Australia have killed four people and stranded tens of thousands after days of relentless rain.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales Premier Christopher Minns visited affected communities on Friday, some of which have experienced their worst flooding on record this week.

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