Heavy rain, flash flooding and 125kmph winds from a destructive “bomb cyclone” continue to create havoc on Australia’s east coast, leaving thousands without power, roads closed and Sydney under flood ...

Tropical Storm Wipha has forced tens of thousands of people to relocate in Manila, where heavy rain in low-lying areas has seen a river burst its banks.

Forget the headlines and hyperbole of the fictitious "rain bomb" — the real weather bomb is possible along Australia's east coast next week.