The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Flemington racecourse flood wall the focus as Coalition and Greens unite to force inquiry

Opposition set to move for an investigation into how prepared Victoria was for last year’s flooding crisis

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023

More rain on the way as forecasters warn grey weather coming for the Hunter

Hunter residents can expect a trough and several days of rain, BOM says.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023

Lismore flood victims given first home buyback offer

Survivors of last year's deadly Lismore floods have received the first offer for a home buyback, with further deals to ramp up in the coming months.

AAP · Feb 21, 2023

Cyclone Freddy: Mauritius and Madagascar brace for floods and destructive winds REDIRECTED

‘Very high to enormous seas ... and significant risk of coastal flooding’ are forecast

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Met Office issues flood warnings across UK after Storm Otto hits

Some parts of the country are at risk of flooding

Manchester Evening News · Feb 20, 2023

Brazil floods: Dozens dead and carnival festivities cancelled after torrential rain

35 killed in Sao Sebastiao while seven-year-old girl dies in neighbouring Ubatuba

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

What Australia learned from recent devastating floods – and how New Zealand can apply those lessons now

Australia and New Zealand have both faced a series of devastating floods triggered by climate change and the return of the La Niña weather pattern. So it makes sense that Australia has now sent disaster crews to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023

Gulf of Carpentaria isolated by floods for several weeks after welcome monsoonal rain

Residents are basking in the big wet after a monsoon trough has brought heavy rainfall to north-west Queensland. Several communities will be cut off for weeks after the strongest start to the wet season in a decade.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

NZ says cyclone damage could exceed $8 billion, announces emergency funding

New Zealand warned on Monday the final cost of the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, which has left at least 11 people dead, could rise above $8 billion as authorities announced emergency funding to help in the recovery efforts.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2023

NZ cities urgently need to become 'spongier' – but system change will be expensive

Two extreme and deadly weather events within the first two months of 2023 have brought the consequences of climate change into sharp focus. Auckland’s January 27 flood is the most expensive weather event in New Zealand insurance history. Cyclone Gabrielle prompted a national state of emergency, only the third time…

The Conversation · Feb 19, 2023