Sydney soaked by torrential rain as search resumes for elderly man feared drowned

By Peter Munro
Updated September 27 2016 - 11:14am, first published August 25 2016 - 8:27am
High water at the West Oxford falls crossing as rains increased on Wednesday. Photo: Nick Moir
High water at the West Oxford falls crossing as rains increased on Wednesday. Photo: Nick Moir
Tourists huddle under an umbrella as rain hits Sydney on Wednesday. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Tourists huddle under an umbrella as rain hits Sydney on Wednesday. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Emergency services have resumed searching for an elderly man feared drowned by flood waters as torrential downpours and strong winds battered the NSW coast, with Sydney soaked by more than half the month's average rainfall in less than 24 hours.

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