The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Flooding in Malaysia forces 40,000 people to evacuate

BATU PAHAT, Malaysia: Flooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their homes in Malaysia's southern Johor state, bordering Singapore, and at least four people have died during the past week, officials said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2023

US storms: At least 9 dead as twisters wreck homes and leave 750,000 without power

The United States is being battered by severe storms with tornadoes wrecking buildings and uprooting trees leaving at least nine people dead so far with the threat of snow and flooding to come

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

NT emergency services warn of further flooding as evacuations wrap up in damaged communities

Almost 600 people have been airlifted from Kalkarindji, Daguragu and Pigeon Hole since the communities were inundated on Wednesday.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Hawkesbury's back-to-back, record-breaking floods are high on voters' minds ahead of New South Wales election

The Hawkesbury River in New South Wales has flooded multiple times since the last state election. As voters prepare to head to the polls this month, debate rages about how to manage future floods for those residents determined to stay.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Flooding concerns 'put future development at risk', according to Strathard resident

Council response to planning application states that tourist accommodation is considered ‘most vulnerable’.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

Strip mines blamed amid floodwaters rise

Coal mining provided jobs for decades but has left the land vulnerable to fatal floods

Salon · Mar 2, 2023

Inquest hears of desperate calls for help from Tasmanian couple during 2016 Latrobe floods

An inquest into the death of a 75-year-old Tasmanian woman who drowned in her Latrobe home in 2016 has heard family members made desperate calls to the SES and police prior to her death.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Pacific Motorway upgrades may have caused additional flooding for some Gold Coast homes in 2022, report says

Temporary roadworks on the M1 at the Gold Coast in February and March of 2022 may have caused "additional flooding above the floorboards" in up to 25 homes, according to a hydrology report released by the state government.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Drownings in flooded Fitzroy River spark warning

Two people have drowned in recent weeks while trying to swim across the Fitzroy River after once-in-a-century floods in Western Australia's north.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

Over 26,000 evacuated as floods hit Malaysia again; 1 dead

Rescuers in boats have retrieved families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as villages in parts of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023