Australia, has resulted in three fatalities and left one person missing. The flooding, described by Premier Chris Minns as the worst some communities have experienced in a lifetime, has been driven by three days of intense rain hitting the mid-north coast and Hunter regions.

Two people have died and another two are missing after major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left more than 50,000 people under evacuation warnings.

Days of heavy rain in the Australian state of New South Wales turned deadly Wednesday as record floodwaters trapped people in their cars and homes.