Sydney's Storm Fury: Floods and Tragedy in Narrabeen

Australian authorities downgraded a flood alert for Sydney's Narrabeen, allowing evacuated residents to return. Intense rainfall, intensified by climate change, caused flash flooding across New South Wales, leading to over 1,700 emergency responses. Tragically, a woman died after being struck by a fallen tree branch near Wollongong.

Australian authorities have downgraded a flood alert for Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney, following torrential rains that prompted evacuations.

State Emergency Services reported that flooding is receding, with no significant rise expected, allowing residents to safely return home.

The intense rainfall, attributed in part to climate change, resulted in flash flooding and over 1,700 emergency call-outs across New South Wales.

Tragically, a woman lost her life when a tree branch fell on her amid the extreme weather near Wollongong, south of Sydney.

(With inputs from agencies.)