Wild east coast weather: two people killed by falling trees, more than 100,000 Queensland homes without power

Boxing Day weather warnings, with volatile conditions across NSW, Victoria and Queensland, as more thunderstorms and rain forecast

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Two people have died and more than 100,000 homes were left without power as a result of thunderstorms that battered Australia's east coast, with warnings of more wild weather to come.

Intense storms affected all three eastern states on Monday, with more than 1,200 calls for help to state emergency services and Sydney airport recording its wettest Christmas Day on record.