"Australia's east coast is being smashed by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate. An emergency warning was in place for Sydney's northern beaches on Sunday morning, with residents at Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounds told to leave. More than a dozen people have been rescued across Sydney, with cars submerged and homes flooded. At Great Mackerel Beach, in the northern beaches, a landslide damaged numerous homes with at least one woman injured."
"The storm system also claimed the life of a woman on Saturday after a tree branch fell on her car and State Emergency Service crews received more than 800 calls for help after heavy rain lashed New South Wales. Senior meteorologist Edward Townsend-Medlock said more heavy rainfall was expected from Sydney's northern suburbs through to the Hunter coast on Sunday morning."
"A woman died during the storms on Saturday afternoon when a tree branch fell on her car on Macquarie Pass, south of Wollongong. NSW Police said: The woman was a driver in the vehicle when the incident happened. A man in the front seat passenger suffered minor injuries, and two passengers in the rear seats were not physically harmed. Share Evacuation order on Sydney's northern beaches as Australia's east coast smashed by stormy weather"
Powerful summer storms battered New South Wales, causing heavy rain, flooding, and widespread damage. Emergency warnings and an evacuation order were issued for Sydney's northern beaches, including residents around Narrabeen Lagoon. More than a dozen people were rescued across Sydney after cars were submerged and homes flooded. A landslide at Great Mackerel Beach damaged numerous homes and injured at least one woman. A woman died at Macquarie Pass when a tree branch fell on her car; another passenger suffered minor injuries and two others were unharmed. State Emergency Service crews received over 800 calls for help. More heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm cells were expected from the northern suburbs to the Hunter coast.
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