Thousands are without power, communities are at the brink of isolation, and a tropical cyclone is looming as Australians battle a week of wild weather that has been declared a natural disaster. Wind ...

Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes.

Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Saturday after a low pressure system ...