Heavy floods damage power, communication systems, as thousands of people remain without power - Anadolu Ajansı

In New South Wales, Australia, floods have claimed the lives of four people. Although the rains are subsiding, thousands of residents remain cut off from the world. One person is still missing. Key information Four people have died as a result of the floods in New South Wales.

Four people have died and several were missing as major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left about 50,000 people isolated by floodwaters. The record rainfall, now declared a natural disaster, has been caused by a slow-moving area of low pressure and is greater than any in living memory for some residents, according to local authorities.