Cyclone Debbie: Two women killed as floods hit eastern Australia

Two women have died and more people are feared to have drowned as two Australian states are hit by floods in the wake of Cyclone Debbie, authorities say.


The body of a woman who disappeared from an area just south of the Queensland border on Thursday was found by a family member.

The second victim died after the car she was in was swept away.

Both incidents occurred in New South Wales (NSW). The storm has moved out to sea after making landfall on Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated from northern NSW and southern Queensland.
The woman found by a member of her family on Friday had "disappeared in floodwaters overnight" from a rural property in Upper Burringbar, near Murwillumbah, NSW police said.
 BBC
31/3/16