Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia Rising floodwaters have stranded tens of thousands as a muddy tide swept through towns and swollen rivers cut off roads. Police pulled two bodies from the record floods on the Mid North Coast, a river-braided region of rugged hills and fertile valleys about 400 kilometres (250 miles) north of Sydney. | AFP News Agency

Torrential rain pummelled Australia's southeast, triggering flash flooding and forcing officials to issue fresh evacuation orders, while 50,000 residents were warned to prepare to isolate with more downpours expected over the next 24 hours. | ABS-CBN News