Torrential rain has smashed July records on the NSW South Coast sparking a massive emergency response and fresh flood fears as 40,000 are left without power.

A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system known as a “ bomb cyclone ” is lashing Australia ’s eastern coast with torrential rain and winds of up to 110 kmph, raising fears of flash floods ...

The storm system, initially referred to as a “ bomb cyclone”, intensified overnight on Tuesday and dumped more than 150mm rain in parts of coastal New South Wales and triggered damaging winds ...