Heavy rain which fuelled deadly and devastating flooding along Australia’s east coast is moving south, leaving behind flooded communities to deal with a massive mop-up. A slow-moving trough which delivered intense rain will bring further heavy falls to parts of the NSW Hunter region,

Officials say record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast have left four people dead and one missing as rain eased over the disaster area

Record floodwaters on Australia's east coast left three people dead and one missing, officials said Thursday, as more heavy rain was forecast in the region.