Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Torrential rain in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper caused severe flooding in Far North Queensland, Australia, where emergency services, police and military have rescued hundreds of people. In statements…
Authorities in Auckland, New Zealand, declared a state of emergency in response to the threat of flooding and landslides caused by very heavy rainfall on 09 May 2023. Auckland and…
Residents of several towns in Northern Queensland in Australia have been airlifted to safety after record flooding. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warned on 08 March that levels of multiple…
The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) is expecting claims for damages caused by severe flooding and landslides that struck Auckland in late January 2023 to exceed $1 Billion NZD…
Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand broke vital communication links when people needed them most. Writing for The Conversation, Ulrich Speidel, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Auckland…
Authorities in Australia’s Northern Territory have ordered the evacuation of communities in the Victoria Daly Region after persistent heavy rain caused rivers to overflow. Evacuations were ordered for residents of…
Police in New Zealand report that over 6,000 people are still reported as uncontactable following the devastation left by floods, strong winds and high waves brought by Cyclone Gabrielle. New…
At least one person died after heavy rain caused flooding in the Western Division of Fiji on 17 February. More severe weather is expected across the island group. Fiji’s National…
Police in New Zealand report that 4 people have lost their lives in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain brought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Police also reported over 1,000 people…
The Government in New Zealand has declared a National State of Emergency in response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The declaration will apply to the regions of Northland, Auckland, Tairāwhiti (Gisborne), Bay…
Critical infrastructure in New Zealand is too important to fail, and greater resilience is urgently needed in the face of increasing natural disasters such as floods, landslides and cyclones, writes…
Stormy weather brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of New South Wales in Australia on 09 February 2023. Over 20 people had to be rescued. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology…
The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come and the city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change, writes James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga…
The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) reports that around 20,000 insurance claims have been made as a result of the catastrophic flooding in Auckland in late January 2023. Record…
PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation providing catastrophe insurance data disclosed its second industry loss estimate for devastating floods in Southeast Australia in October 2022. The second estimate of the insurance…
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Fiji reported flooding in areas of the country’s Northern Division after heavy rain from 03 February 2023. Roads were swamped and streets and…
