Rainfall plaguing Northern Australia

Australia is plagued by bad weather.

A man drowned when he rescued a girl from a flooded river. The man in his forties jumped into the water and brought the girl to safety, but had his heroic deed kill workers. The strong current pulled with the man and he was later found dead.

Another man was killed when his car hit the skid and crashed into a traffic light. The car caught fire. Two passengers managed to escape, but could with the help of a passerby the driver did not get out of the car on time.