Dog rescued from sea foam on Australia's coast
A slightly confused Hazel was reunited with her anxious owner after a quick search.
The heavy band of rain and wild winds, generated by an intense low pressure system off the southern Queensland coast, battered the heavily-populated border regions between NSW and Queensland for the third day bringing more than 27.6 inches of rain in some places over 48 hours.
Australia is expecting a wetter than usual summer this year due to a La Nina weather phenomenon, typically associated with greater rainfall and more tropical cyclones, though a major heat wave had sweltered the east just weeks ago
