The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Black Mountain's main access was cut one year ago and residents are still waiting for repairs to start

About 150 Noosa hinterland residents remain on the wrong side of an impassable landslide, a year after a severe weather event cut access.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2023

Thirteen still missing after Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand

The number of people still unaccounted for in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle that battered New Zealand nearly two weeks ago has dropped to 13, authorities said on Saturday, as heavy rain overnight prompted evacuations on the country's North Island.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

New Zealand police still seeking 23 people after Cyclone Gabrielle

The number of people still "uncontactable" in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle that lashed New Zealand two weeks ago has dropped to 23, New Zealand police said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

New Zealand to investigate forestry practices, impact

The New Zealand government said on Thursday it would hold a ministerial inquiry into the use of land for forestry due to damage caused during extreme weather events like the cyclone that struck 10 days ago.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Menindee resident Karen Page starts the slow road to recovery following major flood event

As the far west NSW town of Menindee begins to recover in the aftermath of a major flood event, one local resident has returned home after almost two months to see the extent of the damage.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2023

Long-awaited flood mitigation projects set to be announced for NSW Northern Rivers

The federal government starts spending $50 million on Commonwealth funding on various projects to help protect the region from another deadly flood disaster.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

New Zealand cyclone missing now in single digits in Hawke's Bay -search and rescue

The number of people missing in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay following Cyclone Gabrielle is now in single figures, search and rescue officials said on Thursday, 10 days after the worst storm to hit the country in decades.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Murraylands residents say more should have been done to protect flooded homes

Nearly two months after the flood peak passed, the South Australian River Murray town of Paisley is still in a pool of water — and residents are wondering why authorities did not do more to help them in the first place.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

'We had to dig our way in': In NZ, the water has receded, but the mud has stayed

In New Zealand, residents want to rebuild their cyclone-ravaged homes — but a hard conversation is on the horizon.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Sinkhole opens up in front yard after rain cell dumps almost 200mm in parts of the Hunter

A sinkhole has appeared in Wallsend after rain caused the collapse of a front yard amid a huge deluge across the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2023