US EditionWoman Missing Amid Floods, Heavy Snow in NSWs Hunter, New England and Mid North Coast
HUNTER REGION, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUG 2 – The search for the woman swept away in rising floodwaters continues amid severe weather, with the New South Wales State Emergency Service responding to over 1,455 incidents, officials said.
- Authorities are actively searching for a woman who was carried off by floodwaters during the night near Cessnock in the Hunter Region of NSW.
- The woman and her 27-year-old driver became stuck while trying to drive through floodwaters, leading both to exit the vehicle before the passenger was swept away.
- Heavy rainfall prompted extensive emergency actions throughout New South Wales and southeast Queensland, including urgent flood alerts, evacuation directives for several streets in Scone, and more than 1,455 incidents addressed by the SES.
- Unprecedented snowfall blanketed large parts of NSW's New England region, creating dangerous road conditions that closed highways and trapped over 100 vehicles, with snow observed as far north as Queensland's Granite Belt.
- Although conditions are expected to ease today, risks remain from riverine flooding, damaged infrastructure, and residents potentially becoming trapped without essential services.
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Search for woman swept away in NSW flood
A Chinese woman on holiday was swept away in floodwaters in the NSW Hunter region.
·Sydney, Australia
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