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

Record-breaking floods have struck the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, isolating dairy farmers, destroying feed supplies, and resulting in significant livestock losses. Entire communities have been cut off by rising waters,

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help. Four bodies have been pulled from vast tides of floodwater engulfing parts of northern New South Wales, a fertile region of rivers and valleys some 400 kilometres up the coast from Sydney.