SYDNEY (AFP) - Wild storms killed three people as cyclone-force winds lashed parts of Australia's east coast, police said. AFP/File Photo Police said the storms uprooted trees and flooded roads in large areas of Queensland and the north of New South Wales state, leaving more than 70,000 homes without power. Winds of up to 130 km/h (80 mph) were recorded and dangerous five metre (16.5 foot) waves forced the cancellation of a world tour surfing competition in Queensland. 8th street latinas Rescuers recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who was swept into a flooded creek overnight while crossing a causeway with his parents in northern NSW. The family were trying to reach their home in Murwillumbah when they were overpowered by a surge of water and the boy was carried away, police said. In the same region, ambulance officers said a 50-year-old woman drowned after trying to ride the flood-swollen North Arm Cove River on a surfboard towed by a power boat. Mike in Brazil "She apparently hit a snag or a wire and was thrown from the board," a NSW ambulance spokesman said.