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Floodwater rescues prompt warning for motorists

Floodwater rescues prompt warning for motorists

Multiple flood warnings have been issued as a major highway is cut and communities are urged to go to higher ground and postpone travel.

Crocs and rising rivers: towns face flood disaster

Crocs and rising rivers: towns face flood disaster

Crocs and rising rivers: towns face flood disaster

Crocs and rising rivers: towns face flood disaster

A territory's "big rivers" region is living up to its name as floodwaters sweep into a major town and force the evacuation of remote communities.

Flash floods in Kenyan capital kill 23, disrupt flights

Flash floods in Kenyan capital kill 23, disrupt flights

Flash floods in Kenyan capital kill 23, disrupt flights

Flash floods in Kenyan capital kill 23, disrupt flights

Flash flooding has killed at least 23 people in Kenya's capital as wild weather swept away vehicles and disrupted flights at a major airport.

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Punishing storm eases but leaves trail of destruction

Punishing storm eases but leaves trail of destruction

An unusually long-lasted and destructive weather system that formed over the Australian desert is weakening as a potential cyclone looms elsewhere.

Brazil flood death toll rises to 64, more bodies found

Brazil flood death toll rises to 64, more bodies found

Landslides and flooding in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed 64 people, authorities say.

Record flooding to wash over outback natural wonder

Record flooding to wash over outback natural wonder

Weeks of monsoon rain and flooding across central Australia could lead to record flooding at one of the country's natural wonders.

Thunderstorm dashes hopes of swollen waters receding

Thunderstorm dashes hopes of swollen waters receding

Some homes at an evacuated outback township are ankle deep in water after a thunderstorm pushed river levels higher.

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Outback town evacuees wait out slow floodwater rise

Outback town evacuees wait out slow floodwater rise

Outback town evacuees wait out slow floodwater rise

Outback town evacuees wait out slow floodwater rise

Pets far outnumber people in an evacuated outback town as residents moved to safety wait for the flood peak, and waters to recede, so they can return home.

Structures destroyed, power out as erratic fire burns

Structures destroyed, power out as erratic fire burns

Structures destroyed, power out as erratic fire burns

Structures destroyed, power out as erratic fire burns

A blaze has engulfed thousands of hectares and continues to threaten more structures after being fuelled by coastal winds.

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

Extreme weather is threatening to derail the long weekend, already disrupting holiday plans and major sports events.

Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims

Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims

Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims

Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims

From hail damage on cars to rooves ripped off homes, severe weather events across Australia caused an eye-watering $3.5 billion in insured losses in 2025.

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

Firefighters have been lauded after they helped wrangle a bushfire that tore through hundreds of hectares and destroyed three structures.

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

Anthony Albanese has boosted financial support for outback communities impacted by devastating floods as an ex-tropical cyclone threatens to return.

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Underfunding has been blamed for the scale of losses from ferocious bushfires but state authorities insist conditions made containment impossible.

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Worst in 110 years: town turned into a 'raging torrent'

An outback town is reeling from its wettest day on record following an ex-tropical cyclone as a drenched state braces for more flooding and livestock losses.

Cyclone leaves trail of damage as floods isolate towns

Residents of isolated communities might be cut off for months, with roads and water supplies damaged by heavy rain left behind by ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Residents in Australia's far north are bracing for torrential rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji continues its march across the state.

Three people missing, homes razed as more fires ignite

Catastrophic bushfire conditions are worsening with fears damaging winds and lightning strikes will add to the dozens of destructive blazes raging in one state.

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Bushfire menace mounts as thousands brace for disaster

Residents are being urged to flee their homes ahead of a catastrophic fire day expected to bring "unsurvivable" conditions not seen in six years.

Double whammy deluge looms over disaster-hit regions

Communities already smashed by flooding are frantically trying to resupply ahead of more forecast heavy weather.

Slow and soggy: life goes on in isolated flood-hit town

While travellers stranded by floodwaters begin fraying at the edges, locals have accepted uncertainty is a part of life in outback Queensland.

'Sick of walking': man rescued after 40km muddy trek

A pilot has spoken of his rescue of a man aged in his 40s who walked almost 40km in thick mud after his car became bogged in a flood-hit state.

Tsunami, drug arrests marked new era for Indonesia ties

Australia's response to the Boxing Day tsunami helped boost relations with Indonesia, but high-profile arrests would soon test the relationship.

Officer hailed after braving croc-infested floodwaters

A police officer's courage has been hailed after a man drowned in his vehicle in a swollen river, with severe weather hammering opposite sides of the nation.

Aussies see fire and rain as extremes lash the nation

Fires are burning on one side of the country while the threat of floods on the other has led to calls for people to remain vigilant.

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