US EditionThree dead in Australia after torrential rain ravages rural towns
- On May 22, torrential rain caused severe flooding across eastern Australia's Mid North Coast, killing at least three people and isolating nearly 50,000 residents in rural towns like Moto and Kempsey.
- The flooding followed storms that dumped over four months of rain in just two days, exacerbated by the highest recorded sea surface temperatures around Australia in 2024, which increased atmospheric moisture.
- Authorities deployed approximately 2,500 emergency workers, rescue boats, helicopters, and hundreds of drones to conduct search and rescue operations while many stranded people faced shortages of medication and supplies.
- New South Wales Premier Chris Minns called the situation devastating for the local community and cautioned that further challenges are expected in the coming day as rivers remain high and rainfall persists.
- Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain stated, "We aren't over the worst of it yet," linking the increasing frequency of such floods to climate change impacts affecting Australia.
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Worst Rain in Living Memory in Eastern Australia
Three people have died and one is missing in ongoing flooding in New South Wales on Australia's east coast. Thousands of rescue workers are working along the affected coast and have so far rescued 22 people by winching them into helicopters, according to regional police.
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