Two elderly women are missing in floodwaters after their car was swept from a road in the second day of storms which have battered New South Wales, causing more than $100m of damage. On Tuesday there were three confirmed fatalities in Dungog, a town north of Newcastle that was one of the areas worst hit by the severe weather conditions. On Wednesday, more than 200,000 homes were without power across Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra.
The car, a silver hatchback, was swept off Cessnock Road in Maitland at about 8.50am on Wednesday, according to police. Four people had to be rescued from the floodwater when they tried to reach the car, which police believe was carrying two elderly women.
The car was completely submerged in the floodwaters and the Westpac helicopter was called in to help police, firefighters and state emergency service (SES) volunteers with the search.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/apr/22/nsw-storm-two-women-believed-missing-in-maitland-floodwaters
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