Floods Hit 200 Properties Amid Wild Winds and Rain, 17,000 Without Power

People kayak along a flooded street from the overflowing Hawkesbury river due to torrential rain in the Windsor suburb of Sydney, Australia, on July 4, 2022. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Strong winds and heavy rainfall have downed trees, damaged properties and flooded roads as a complex weather system lashed Australia’s east coast.

About 200 properties in Burrill Lake on the NSW south coast were flooded overnight, the State Emergency Services said.