The Latest Breaking News from State Emergency Service

Three Russian missiles slam into heart of city killing 20 including three kids

A small child was among those killed by the missile strike in the city of Vinnytsia which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described as an "act of Russian terror"

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Russian missile strike kills 12 in Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia - emergency service

Three Russian missiles slammed into the heart of the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, killing 12 people including a young child and wounding 25, the State Emergency Service said.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Death toll in Russian rocket attack on housing block rises to 24 -Ukraine

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.

Reuters · Jul 11, 2022

SES issues evacuation order for Wollombi amid rising flood

Residents along Wollombi Brook have been told to move to higher ground as the State Emergency Service issued an evacuation order.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 5, 2022

Sydney Floods Burden 50,000 around Australia’s Largest City

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 5, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: At least two killed after Russian shelling in Donetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2022

'Very happy' dogs rescued from 12-metre mine shaft in Coober Pedy

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.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022

Diamantina River predicted to rise further as SES ferries marathon runners from Birdsville

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

ABC News · Jun 6, 2022

Blown away: wind whips up more than 500 Hunter, Central Coast SES jobs

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.

Newcastle Herald · May 31, 2022

SES bracing for another day of gale-force winds ripping through Hunter

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.

Newcastle Herald · May 31, 2022