A mother and her two children have drowned after their car plunged into floodwaters in Australia. Their bodies were recovered from a swollen New South Wales (NSW) river on Tuesday following torrential rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. An eight-year-old girl, also part of the family, escaped the vehicle before running to a house … Read more
The bodies of a “hero” mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country. At least five people are now confirmed dead after lashing rain and powerful winds pummelled swathes of Queensland and New South Wales … Read more
A Japanese surfer who spent a night at sea clinging to his surfboard has been rescued by the crew of a container ship off the east coast of Australia. The 37-year-old told police a current had pulled him out to sea off Bulli Beach, 80km (50 miles) south of Sydney on Thursday evening. Sailors on … Read more