Federal emergency declared in Russia’s flood-hit Orenburg region | Floods News
The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural river, force thousands of people to evacuate. Floodwaters are rising in two cities in Russia’s…
Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border | Weather News
Authorities warn of dangerous water levels on the Ural river and open an investigation into the dam breach. Russia said it has evacuated more than…
Stawell Gift finals delayed as torrential rain floods running track Western Victoria
In short: The Stawell Gift finals have been delayed following major storms in Western Victoria. The famous running race began in 1878 anhd has run in…
Tjuntjuntjara has supplies flown in after floods threaten WA community’s food security
In short: The only food supply road into Tjuntjuntjara is in urgent need of repairs, threatening the food security of one of the country's most isolated communities. Food has…
Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead | Floods News
Mountain and coastal provinces have been flooded, with one coastal village considering relocating due to rising sea levels. At least 23 people have been killed…
Death toll rises after floods, landslides hit Indonesia’s Sumatra | Floods News
At least 26 people reported killed and 11 missing as rescuers recover more bodies. Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 26 people on…
At least 19 killed, 7 missing in flash floods in Indonesia | Weather News
Disaster management agency says more than 80,000 people have fled to temporary government shelters. Flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have left…
'I left a little girl in floods of tears on a plane – and I don't regret it one bit'
A woman was left feeling seriously uncomfortable when she noticed a little girl in her plane seat - but after a stressful day, she wanted…
Mystery groundwater upsurge floods homes in Libyan coastal town | Environment News
Much of Libya is bone-dry desert but one Mediterranean coastal town is suffering the opposite problem – its houses and fields have been inundated by…
BBC The Traitors runner-up Mollie has last laugh after being duped by Harry as work floods in
Disability model Mollie Peace - who wears stoma bag attached to her stomach - has magazine interviews and event appearance requests rolling in after appearing…
Cape Tribulation businesses cut-off by landslides fear closure in Douglas Shire
Businesses in a remote rainforest community of Far North Queensland fear financial ruin unless urgent repairs can be made to the only road connecting them…
Live: Victoria hit by rain, floods as wild weather lashes state, evacuation warning issued for parts of Seymour
A severe thunderstorm warning from the Bureau of Meteorology is current for a section of Victoria stretching from Melbourne's outer-north-east to Wodonga and across to…
Rats invade homes across UK after bin delays and floods as rodents swarm residential streets over Christmas holidays
RATS are reportedly invading homes across the UK after a perfect storm of bin delays and flooding. The UK's estimated 200 million rats are legging…
River Murray resident whose home was destroyed in floods told he can’t rebuild
James Bailey is living in a caravan on his riverfront property after last summer's floods destroyed his home, but he has been told he won't…
Natural disasters that plagued the world in 2023 | Climate Crisis
Natural calamities and harsh weather dominated news headlines in 2023. Seismic tremors, massive floods, raging wildfires, unrelenting droughts, landslides, cyclones and storms hit around the…
At least eight killed after severe storms batter eastern Australia | Floods News
The dead include a nine-year-old child who was swept into a surging storm drain on the outskirts of Brisbane. At least eight people have been…
Tens of thousands affected as severe flooding hits Thailand’s south | Floods News
Schools closed, roads and railways submerged and people forced onto their roofs amid torrential rain. Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been…
Cairns flood victims celebrate Christmas a week after losing almost everything
Christmas spirit has a whole new meaning to Cairns residents, who after a week of devastation, have started to smile again. Rangi Marie lost her home…
‘We feel abandoned’: Survivors of Italy’s devastating floods | Floods
Faenza, Italy — The moment Giorgio Patuelli realised that all his possessions had been destroyed in an instant, was surreal. “That night, when I believed…
Weekly news quiz: A man rescues people from a roof in the Queensland floods, a sheep shearer sets a new world record and Neil the seal makes his return
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