In New South Wales, Australia, floods have already 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.

Residents across western New South Wales were woken up to a "significant" earthquake in the early hours of Saturday morning with the impact felt a number of times throughout the day.

Heavy floods hit New South Wales in Australia. Government declared it a natural disaster. Around 50,000 people evacuated. Sadly, three people died, and one is still missing. Rescuers are working hard in Mid North Coast and Sydney.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck New South Wales in Australia on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Though flood warnings remain in place across New South Wales on Saturday, communities are beginning the clean up and recovery efforts following a record deluge that has wreaked havoc across the state and resulted in tragedy.

Video. Record-breaking floods on Australia’s east coast have left at least three people dead and one missing, as authorities warn of more heavy rain in the coming days.

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Wildlife carers fostering some of Australia’s most precious animals have had to rescue them one by one from rising waters and are now racing to repair fencing that keeps feral predators away

Video. Emergency crews rescued hundreds of people after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across parts of New South Wales in Australia, leaving thousands still stranded.