Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia

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Rising floodwaters stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, as torrential rain pummelled water-logged towns for a second day and engorged rivers swallowed roads, leaving two dead.

Police have pulled two bodies from floodwaters on the Mid North Coast, a river-braided region of rugged hills and fertile valleys about 400 kilometres (250 miles) north of Sydney.

Authorities launched a major search and rescue mission as people clambered atop cars, houses and highway bridges to escape the tide of muddy water.

The storms have in some areas dumped more than half a year's worth of rain over just three days, the government weather bureau said.

"I must also say that we're bracing for more bad news in the next 24 hours. This natural disaster has been terrible for this community," New South Wales (NSW) state premier Chris Minns told reporters on Thursday. .....................

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1. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Record floodwaters on Australia's east coast left three people dead and one missing, officia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast left three people dead and one missing, officials said Thursday, as more heavy rain was forecast in the area.

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Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 3 dead and 1 missing

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