article_snippet.sent: A staggering 312mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Dungog, in the Hunter region of New South Wales, where three elderly people were found dead - marking the heaviest rainfall the area has seen in 100 years.
article_snippet.sent: Rainfall is anywhere between 100 and 200mm of rain in some areas,' Mr Pearce said.
article_snippet.sent: Shocking video shows a house being washed away in Dungog in the upper Hunter region, which has been smashed by 312mm of rain in 24 hours - the heaviest rainfall in 100 years .
highlights_snippet.sent: In the Hunter region of New South Wales a staggering 312mm of rain fell in 24 hours .
  