Severe weather warnings remain in place as emergency services respond to thousands of calls, with rain expected to abate on ThursdayA man is lost after being thrown off a yacht in rough seas as wild weather and unrelenting rain cause havoc across the east coast of NSW.
The yachtsman was wiped off the vessel after being struck by a enormous wave near Broughton Island on the NSW mid-north coast on Wednesday afternoon. Related: Flash flooding: Australia's south-east coast swamped by torrential rain – in pictures Related: NSW weather: severe rainfall and flooding on coast and heavy rain for Sydney – as it happened Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com