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Search for Woman Swept Away Amid NSW Weather Chaos

ROTHBURY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUG 2 – The woman was swept away after attempting to exit a car stuck in floodwaters following heavy rain that caused 80mm of rainfall and multiple flood incidents, NSW SES said.

  • Emergency services are conducting a search near Rothbury, close to Branxton, for a woman who was carried off by floodwaters after her car became trapped on Saturday night.
  • The search follows reports that a 27-year-old female driver and a woman passenger in her 20s tried exiting the Mini Countryman before the passenger was swept away.
  • Meanwhile, SES crews rescued a 40-year-old man trapped in floodwater in a tree near Black Creek, pulled him safely to shore, and NSW Ambulance treated him before hospital transfer.
  • Parts of Scone remain under emergency flood warnings with residents asked to evacuate, and damaging winds up to 90 km/h with heavy rain up to 130 mm are forecast across the region today.
  • Authorities advise against driving through floodwaters and urge preparedness as emergency services continue searches and manage widespread weather impacts in NSW.
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Women trying to get back to Sydney drove through six metre raging floodwaters outside Cessnock

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