Hundreds of flood-hit homes and businesses in Forbes will be assessed for damage as the focus extends to other downstream towns in central western New South Wales (NSW). Some 103 flood warnings were in place across the state on Monday afternoon, including six evacuation orders around the city of Forbes. There, the Lachlan River peaked…
Flood Risk Continues for Australian Towns as Rain Subsides
Hundreds of residents across inland New South Wales (NSW) are under evacuation orders as swollen rivers and catchments inundate towns in southern and central western NSW. With 104 emergency warnings current across the state, authorities have told residents in parts of Forbes, Wagga Wagga and Gunnedah to evacuate from low-lying areas as major flooding is…
Damaging Winds Hit Eastern Australia
Residents across Australia’s east coast are bracing for more wild weather as communities already hit hard by flooding continue the clean-up. A severe weather warning has been issued for Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania, with damaging winds expected for the rest of Monday. More than 14,000 people were…
Building on Floodplains Over: Leaders
Governments have called an end to housing developments on floodplains as a major buyback scheme is unveiled for people affected by catastrophic flooding in the New South Wales (NSW) Northern Rivers. The $520 million (US$335 million) buyback scheme is the centrepiece of an $800 million package co-funded by the NSW and federal governments to give…
NSW Premier Seeks Extra Federal Flood Funds
As roiling thunderstorms again cross eastern and inland New South Wales (NSW), Premier Dominic Perrottet will seek more federal funding to repair flood-damaged roads, and regional communities will attempt to salvage what’s left after weeks of devastating rain. The premier said damage wrought by the inundation was heartbreaking to see in the border towns of Deniliquin…
Victorian Flood Warning as Heavy Rain Continues
More heavy rain and thunderstorms expected across Victoria are likely to increase water levels and trigger flash flooding. Residents across the state remain on high alert for a wet weather forecast to continue into Thursday, with an evacuation order remaining in place for Echuca, where the flood level rose to 94.96 metres. Residents in Melbourne’s…
NSW Floods Cause $190 Million Crop Damage
Australian wheat farmers expect the bill from flooding rain that has wiped out wheat crops in the northwest of New South Wales (NSW) to reach hundreds of millions of dollars. Agronomists have estimated “conservative” losses of 120,000 hectares of wheat with an estimated value up to $192 million as a result of widespread flooding in…
Reprieve Before Murray River Flood Threat
Victorians have been urged to evacuate if they can with a reprieve for towns along the Murray River ahead of the worst of expected flooding in the coming days. Water could rise to match 1993 flood levels in the next 48 hours to Sunday and even higher by Tuesday. SES chief operations officer Tim Wiebusch said…
Rainfall to Make for Dangerous Times: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is warning the nation should prepare for a treacherous wet season as he visits the flooded New South Wales (NSW) town of Forbes, where people are dealing with the fifth inundation in 12 years. Thousands of people in the flood-prone central western town have been impacted, with some evacuated on Friday…
34,000 Homes Could Be Lost as Rivers Set to Peak in Victoria, Australia
Hundreds of residents along several swollen Victorian rivers are bracing for the worst, with record-breaking flooding predicted in the state’s north. Emergency warnings remain in place for multiple areas, including Shepparton, Murchison, Echuca, Kialla, Mooroopna, Orrvale, Charlton Barnadown and Elmore. Early on Monday in Echuca, residents and holidaymakers were being told to leave immediately amid…
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