Emergency search launched for woman swept away in floodwater north of Sydney


SYDNEY: (Bernama-Xinhua) An emergency search is underway for a woman who was swept away in floodwater north of Sydney, reported Xinhua.

Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Sunday that the woman believed to be in her 20s was one of the two people in a car that became stuck while attempting to drive through floodwater near the town of Rothbury, 130 km north of Sydney, at around 7.50pm local time on Saturday (Aug 2).

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