Maitland, Australia, May 23, 2025 (AFP) - Record floods devastate eastern Australia

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2025-05-23

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help. Four bodies have been pulled from vast tides of floodwater engulfing parts of northern New South Wales, a fertile region of rivers and valleys some 400 kilometres (250 miles) up the coast from Sydney. Salvage crews were preparing to launch a major clean-up operation as waters started receding......

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