Washington, Europe Brief News – Heavy rain is expected to return to NSW coast as flood warnings remain in Victoria due to water flows downstream.
Immediate threat of severe weather dissipates. But SES warns rivers across Gippsland may still peak as rain water flows through catchments
Flood warnings remain in eastern Victoria after heavy rain and strong winds lashed Gippsland, with the region expected to be soaked again on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a search is continuing for a woman missing in floodwaters in northern New South Wales after the Lismore’s levee broke in a new crisis.
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Joe Cassar said missing 55-year-old Anita Brakel, who originally lived in Nowra, had been recruited to Lismore as an aged care worker.
“Just before 10pm last night a call was received by an associate that she was trapped in floodwaters,” Assistant Commissioner Cassar said, on Wednesday.
Police said the search for Ms Brakel had begun near Wyrallah Road at Monaltrie after she was reported to be trapped in her car.
Police are urging anybody who saw a 2017 white Holden Captiva station wagon, registration YHS 51F, in the greater Lismore area, to come forward.
Last week, a strong storm moved into Southern California and Los Angeles, delivering much-needed rain and high-elevation snow to the drought-stricken region.
More than 2 inches of rain had fallen in some areas of Los Angeles County, said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
Sierra Madre got 2.78 inches of rain, and Santa Anita Dam saw 2.08 inches, Thompson said. Many other spots around the L.A. area received roughly 1.25 to 1.75 inches of rain.
