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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 4 dead and 1 missing

Australia Floods - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast have left four people dead and one missing, officials said Friday as rain eased over the disaster area.

Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along the coast of New South Wales state north of Sydney after days of heavy rain. The low-pressure weather system that brought the deluge had moved further south to Sydney and its surrounds Friday.

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