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Evacuations, Woman Killed as Storms Hammer Eastern Australia
A woman died after a tree branch fell on her car at Macquarie Pass during a severe storm that triggered over 2100 emergency calls across New South Wales, officials said.
- On Monday, January 19, severe storms forced evacuations on Sydney's northern beaches, with an emergency warning telling residents at Narrabeen Lagoon to leave.
- A band of thunderstorms rolled through southeast Queensland, dumping up to 60mm, while a powerful storm system lashed the NSW east coast with heavy, locally intense rainfall and flash flooding.
- NSW State Emergency Service crews made 25 rescues of people trapped in floodwaters while a landslide damaged homes at Great Mackerel Beach and a search continued for a missing man at Mystery Bay Beach.
- A woman died on Saturday after a tree branch fell on her car at Macquarie Pass; NSW Police said `The woman was a driver in the vehicle when the incident happened` and the Crash Investigation Unit is preparing a coroner's report.
- Floodwaters at Narrabeen are expected to take several days to recede, and Ms Barton, NSW SES spokeswoman, said clean-up efforts would continue over 24 to 48 hours with storms forecast later.
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Woman dies as wild weather lashes east coast
A woman has died when a branch fell on her car as dangerous thunderstorms lash parts of Australia's...
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