The Latest Breaking News from State Emergency Service

The death toll from a Russian rocket attack that hit an apartment block in eastern Ukraine over the weekend rose to 24 on Monday and rescuers were still combing the rubble for survivors, the State Emergency Service said.

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State…

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Volunteers from South Australia's State Emergency Service adapt their equipment to rescue two dogs found down an opal mining shaft in the state's outback.

Birdsville residents and tourists are stranded in the township as the weather bureau warns of rising levels along the Diamantina River.

The State Emergency Service has had another busy night in the Hunter and Central Coast, with damaging winds causing calls for help to continue to roll in.

The State Emergency Service is preparing for the possibility of another long night as wild winds up to 90km/h continue to hammer many parts of NSW, with just over half the calls for help across the state coming from the Hunter and Central Coast since Monday evening.

Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine as the United States imposed more sanctions on Wednesday after civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes and Ukraine's President urged a decisive Western response amid divisions in Europe.