Extreme weather

A normally bone-dry pocket has copped more than a quarter of its average annual rainfall in just 24 hours.

There are warnings of waves of up to 4.2 metres, with dangerous surf and rip currents.

Trees were brought down, couches and mattresses sent flying, and records were broken in a day of wild weather.

Tens of thousands of people are without power across NSW, as damaging winds cause widespread destruction across NSW.

They say lightning never strikes twice, but one US man is counting his blessings after surviving a direct hit.

One of 43 Australians unaccounted for in Nepal was has been located safe, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

A key weather indicator has hit Ash Wednesday levels, raising a chilling question ahead of summer.

Rescue teams were put on high alert for more flooding from a new lake that has formed high up on the Himalayan mountains after the initial floods.

As hundreds are killed and even more are missing, here is how the Nepalese disaster unfolded.

Catastrophic flash floods have killed hundreds and dozens of Australians are unaccounted for in an incident Albanese labelled “truly horrific”.