The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Schools are closed and roads are cut off in the state's north, while communities in the south are preparing for the same weather system to hit over the weekend.

The SES is warning of flash flooding across Victoria in the coming days, while the Bureau of Meteorology says there will be "quite an active period of thunderstorm activity" throughout the next 12-24 hours.

Volunteers are descending on the small town of Skipton to help clean up homes and businesses impacted by last week's floods.

These graphics show how rainfall, soil moisture and the river system in northern Victoria contributed to flooding in the regions’ towns

The dangers don't end when the flood waters recede. We break down everything you need to know and do in the aftermath of a flood.

A community in the Hawkesbury is struggling to access clean drinking water months after floods destroyed critical infrastructure, including a heritage-listed bridge which is the main entry point into the area.

Almost $80m will go to schools, TAFEs and hospitals impacted by floods in Victoria, while a short reprieve along the Murray offers a fresh chance to evacuate.

Thunderstorms are forecast across inland NSW and coastal rivers, posing flooding risk for multiple parts of the state.

Flooding is not unusual in Nigeria’s massive, population-dense cities. But this year’s floods are reportedly the country’s worst in a decade. They’ve killed more than 600 people, displaced 1.4 million residents and destroyed 89,348 houses and 70,566 hectares of farmland and crops.