Overview

• A stationary depression has caused unprecedented rainfall in New South Wales, delivering over four months’ worth of precipitation in just two days.
• Approximately 50,000 residents remain cut off in the Mid North Coast region, with limited access to essential supplies like food and medicine.
• Emergency services have deployed 2,500 personnel, along with helicopters, boats, and drones, to conduct search and rescue missions in affected areas.
• Authorities have confirmed the death of a 63-year-old man in the town of Moto, while three people are still reported missing.
• Experts link the extreme weather to climate change, citing record sea surface temperatures in 2024 as a factor intensifying rainfall and flooding.