The Latest Breaking News on Floods

“We are […] sandbagging the state”, New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke declared on Saturday. And so we endure the third La Niña season with this waiting-for-the-next-disaster attitude.

Kerang residents have been told the town will be isolated for days, while flood-impacted residents in Echuca face a long and smelly wait for their recovery.

Water is starting to recede in some flood-affected areas of NSW, while others still face a major flood risk.

Residents in Melbourne's inner west have attended a heated community meeting, following a flood along the Maribyrnong River that impacted about 100 properties. Many people expressed anger at the local council and authorities over issues throughout the recovery.

Floodwaters in the agricultural bowl are receding at a painfully slow rate and many residents are still trapped in their properties after enduring Moree's fourth major flood in a decade.

A temporary village will be created in central Victoria to accommodate flood victims forced from their homes.

As floods wreak havoc across Nigeria, survivors and experts say the government has failed to provide sufficient relief.

Estimates growth will lose about quarter of a percentage point during the current quarter, or about $5bn in economic activity, because of flooding

There is still flooding in 27 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains and the Northeast, and it is receding in most of these provinces, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.