Flooding after severe weather in Sydney

In the Australian city of Sydney persistent storms caused flooding.

Over 8,000 people were temporarily without power. One person was killed in a car accident during the storm and two police officers were seriously injured when a tree fell on them while they were helping a car driver.

Rain was welcome for agriculture. It has been very dry in the region in recent months. In the northern part of Queensland it is still dry and hot. There the fire service is still fighting forest fires.