The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Whenever floods ravage Thailand, we hear many calls to enlarge drainage channels, construct new riverside barriers and build more pumping stations. But despite years of heroic engineering work, floods keep wreaking havoc.

“We are […] sandbagging the state”, New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke declared on Saturday. And so we endure the third La Niña season with this waiting-for-the-next-disaster attitude.

Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade.

Melbourne faces a repeat of severe storms like those that brought dangerous flash flooding to some suburbs on Tuesday.

Several businesses and roads had to be closed due to flooding

Elysia Keygan is due to give birth at any moment, but with significant traffic delays on Cam River Bridge, she is scared she will not get medical attention on time.

River Murray flows coming across the SA border from Victoria are steadily increasing, but water levels are not expected to cause "major damages".

Water is starting to recede in some flood-affected areas of NSW, while others still face a major flood risk.

Residents in Melbourne's inner west have attended a heated community meeting, following a flood along the Maribyrnong River that impacted about 100 properties. Many people expressed anger at the local council and authorities over issues throughout the recovery.