Iemma declares natural disasterThe death toll from the severe storms sweeping the NSW Hunter and Central Coast regions has risen to eight after emergency crews found the body of man swept away when a road collapsed beneath a family's car.
The search for another man, swept into a stormwater drain at Newcastle, continues today as Sydney, the Hunter region and the NSW central coast see the first break in severe weather in at least three days. (The Sydney Morning Herald )
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