The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Travellers stranded and emergency refuges opened as heavy rain cuts off roads in north Queensland

PCYC and others open their doors as motels reach capacity, with motorists stuck and flash flooding possible for next 24 hours

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023

Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?

The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

Biden grants federal disaster relief for California counties hit hard by severe storms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal help for those affected by a series of severe storms in California has been approved by the White House.

Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023

Biden declares disaster in California amid deadly storms

At least 19 people are known to have died from storm-related causes in the last three weeks.

Al Jazeera · Jan 15, 2023

Death Toll in Philippine Storms Rises to 27

At least 27 people have died in storms across the Philippines this month, authorities said Sunday, as forecasters warned of continued heavy rains in the disaster-prone country. Heavy downpours and flooding have plagued the nation's southern and central islands since the Christmas weekend, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 15, 2023

Death toll in Philippine storms rises to 27

At least 27 people have died in storms across the Philippines this month, authorities said Sunday, as forecasters warned of continued heavy rains in the disaster-prone country.

Bangkok Post · Jan 15, 2023

NSW firefighters to help with WA floods

A six-person NSW team will head to Broome and Kalgoorlie as extreme weather batters Western Australia's north.

AAP · Jan 15, 2023

NSW government's $1b roads package

A $1 billion roads package will go towards upgrades, safety improvements and a new bypass in western Sydney.

AAP · Jan 14, 2023

Kimberley flood recovery will drag if lessons of Cyclone Seroja aren't learnt, storm victims say

As the full scale of disaster from the Kimberley floods becomes apparent, those impacted by Cyclone Seroja say the government needs to avoid making the same mistakes with its relief effort.

ABC News · Jan 14, 2023

Three women rescued from flood waters, with severe weather 'yet to peak' for north and central Queensland

Emergency services were called after the trio was found clinging to a tree near Cedar Creek Falls Road in Palm Grove just after 3:15pm on Sunday.

ABC News · Jan 14, 2023