Photos from across the NSW coast show the devastation caused by the worst storm to smash the area in three days ago . In the Hunter region of New South Wales a staggering 312mm of rain fell in 24 hours . In dramatic scenes , four houses in the town of Dungog were washed away in the raging floodwaters . Animals have been stranded by the floods with one horse rescued from drowning by a woman in a tin boat . Beaches including Bondi have been forced to close due to high winds . But surfers have braved the huge tidal surge despite grave warnings from authorities .
Photos from across the NSW coast show the devastation caused by the worst storm to smash the area in ten years . In the Hunter region of New South Wales a staggering 312mm of rain fell in 24 hours . In dramatic scenes , four houses in the town of Dungog were washed away in the raging floodwaters . Animals have been stranded by the floods with one horse rescued from drowning by a woman in a tin boat . Beaches including Bondi have been forced to close due to high winds . But surfers have braved the huge tidal surge despite grave warnings from authorities .