The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Storm leaves £500,000 roads repair bill in Dumfries and Galloway

The worst floods in 40 years hammered Dumfries and Galloway on December 7-8, with businesses and homes being hit with rising water levels causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage.

Daily Record · Feb 17, 2023

Weatherwatch: odds shortening on repeat of disastrous 1953 North Sea flood

As sea level rises, chance grows of there being another similar disaster caused by low pressure and a spring tide

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Grant scheme to keep GPs in flood-ravaged Lismore

Healthcare providers in Lismore will receive $5 million in government aid to rebuild flood-damaged infrastructure, replace equipment or move to new premises.

AAP · Feb 17, 2023

Edinburgh in path of Storm Otto as powerful gusts of 80mph head to Scotland

The yellow weather warning has been announced by forecasters at the Met Office, as a swirling windstorm makes its way across the central belt of Scotland tomorrow.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 16, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand ‘open’ to international assistance

Five people are dead and 100 missing after the storm battered the North Island, home to most of the population.

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023

Far north Qld braces for heavy rain and flash flooding

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings for severe rainfall and flash flooding in parts of north and northwest Queensland.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

Heavy rain, flash flooding possible during severe weather forecast for Far North Queensland

A monsoon trough over Far North Queensland dumps more than 100 millimetres of rain overnight, with some areas facing six-hourly totals of up to 300mm.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

Disaster Declaration Issued As Deadly Flooding Continues In South Africa

Intense rains in South Africa have caused severe flooding that has killed people and destroyed local infrastructure

Zenger · Feb 15, 2023

Australia answers NZ call for cyclone clean-up help

New Zealand has formally requested disaster assistance from Australia after emergency management teams from both nations worked together to scope possible aid.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: fresh storm warnings for New Zealand’s worst-hit regions as death toll rises to five

‘Grave concerns’ for people seen swept away by flood waters as Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay brace for severe thunderstorms

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023