Australia Storm and Landslide News: Woman Dead, Flood Warnings Issued
- A woman died during the storms on Saturday afternoon when a tree branch fell on her car on Macquarie Pass, south of Wollongong.
- A man in the front seat passenger suffered minor injuries, and two passengers in the rear seats were not physically harmed.
- New South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.
A woman died during the storms on Saturday afternoon when a tree branch fell on her car on Macquarie Pass, south of Wollongong.
NSW police said:
The woman was a driver in the vehicle when the incident happened.
A man in the front seat passenger suffered minor injuries, and two passengers in the rear seats were not physically harmed.
New South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.
SES Assistant Commissioner Sonya Alston, speaking to ABC News, says the main areas affected by flash flooding and storm-related incidents are illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter area.
We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy
One dead after tree branch falls on car in Illawarra region
A woman died during the storms on Saturday afternoon when a tree branch fell on her car on Macquarie pass, south of Wollongong.
NSW police said:
The woman was a driver in the vehicle when the incident happened.
A man in the front seat passenger suffered minor injuries, and two passengers in the rear seats were not physically harmed.