Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Evacuation orders have been issued to thousands of residents in Sydney and surrounding areas of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, after torrential rainfall threatens to cause severe flooding for a…
At least one person has died and emergency services have rescued serval others from flood waters across the state of Queensland, Australia, after days of heavy rainfall from 09 April.…
More torrential rainfall has fallen in parts of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, including in areas around Greater Sydney, causing floods and prompting further evacuation orders. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology…
Margaret Cook, University of the Sunshine Coast, writing for The Conversation, asks: Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers in New South Wales, Australia, come in clusters? Right now,…
Northern parts of New South Wales, Australia were hit with a second major flood on 30 March 2022 after a levee along the Wilsons River in Lismore was breached once…
Flash flooding in the outback city of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, on 15 March 2022 has prompted flood rescues and caused one fatality. While many areas of northern…
Communities in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, are facing evacuation orders after heavy rainfall of over 200 mm in 24 hours. Areas of the state, in particular in the north,…
People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated, write Kate R Saunders, Queensland University of Technology; Kate Helmstedt, Queensland University of Technology,…
Flooding in eastern Australia that began last week has worsened after further heavy rain. Authorities now report extensive flooding in areas of Queensland and New South Wales, with thousands of…
Torrential rain of 300 mm in 6 hours has caused severe flash flooding in parts of south-east Queensland, Australia. Parts of Queensland received heavy rainfall from 22 February with the…
Two people have died in Peru after the eruption of an undersea volcano thousands of kilometres away off the coast of Tonga caused high waves along the Peruvian coast on…
One person has died and over 4,000 evacuated their homes after flooding in Fiji brought by heavy rain from Tropical Storm Cody. The island group has seen heavy rain since…
Major flooding along the Mary River in eastern Queensland, Australia, has prompted hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes. Meanwhile police report at least one person has died and one…
The United Nations reports that flooding from unusually high tides has affected thousands of residents in coastal areas of Papua New Guinea. Initial estimates suggest at least 7,000 people have…
Hundreds of people have evacuated their homes after severe flooding in parts of southern Queensland, Australia. Police reported one person died after a vehicle was dragged by flood waters. This…
Torrential rain of up to 90 mm in 1 hour fell in northern New Zealand, causing dozens of families to evacuate their homes. Fifty to sixty homes were evacuated in…
