The Latest Breaking News from State Emergency Service

Residents along Wollombi Brook have been told to move to higher ground as the State Emergency Service issued an evacuation order.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State…

The State Emergency Service is preparing for the possibility of another long night as wild winds up to 90km/h continue to hammer many parts of NSW, with just over half the calls for help across the state coming from the Hunter and Central Coast since Monday evening.

Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine as the United States imposed more sanctions on Wednesday after civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes and Ukraine's President urged a decisive Western response amid divisions in Europe.

A severe weather system is moving south putting NSW Mid North Coast communities on alert. A flood evacuation warning is current for East Bellingen with major flooding possible along the Bellingen and Orara rivers.

Wednesday: State Emergency Service units had warned closing regional offices would reduce their ability to respond to natural disasters. Plus: surfers who pulled shark attack victim to safety among those rewarded for bravery

Russian air strikes and shelling hit Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least four people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hour curfew starting at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT).

Severe weather warnings for Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Tablelands are lifted but the State Emergency Service says flood-affected areas are not out of the woods yet, while the Hunter region can expect more storms tonight.

"How much explosives do you think can fit in this one?" asked a Ukrainian bomb disposal expert, holding up a blue-and-yellow owl mascot in front of astonished pupils attending emergency drills at their school in Kyiv on Thursday.