Flood news headlines

Queensland capital had 160 days of rain in 2024, making last year its wettest since 1890. And the weather is following into the new year, with parts of the state bracing for more intense falls this weekend.

A brief but brutal downpour last night sparked a third flooding emergency in Quensland's South Burnett region in as many weeks.

Emergency alerts were issued for Kingaroy, about 200 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, where homes and businesses were inundated in the heaviest December daily rainfall on record.

Hot, dry, and windy conditions are creating difficult conditions for firefighters battling at least three bushfires across Victoria.

The Emergency WA app launched today, providing instant notifications for warnings in up to 10 custom watch zones and alert sounds.

Queenslanders are being warned to steer clear of floodwaters as heavy rain sparks multiple emergency warnings.

Torrential rain has drenched parts of south-east Queensland, which has caused flash flooding and forced dam releases.

Brisbane residents claim they have been left high and dry in the aftermath of the weekend's freak flash flooding.

Streets were inundated and cars swept away from Brisbane to the Gold Coast at the weekend as everywhere north of Cairns sweltered under a heatwave warning.

It's just two weeks since flash floods killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Since the 2011 floods, there have been more than 120 natural disasters across Queensland and the Bureau of Meteorology is warning more are on the way.

Severe thunderstorms have rolled into south-east Queensland with the possibility of wild weather continuing tomorrow.

Researchers from Durham University in the United Kingdom and the University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq say they have found the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, which took place in 636 or 637 AD, according to a statement published on Monday.

The town of Paiporta has been labelled by Spanish media as the ground zero of the natural disaster that has also left 89 people still missing.

The recurrent storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed at least 217 people.

Police had to step in with officers on horseback to keep back the crowd of several dozens.

Four days later, authorities have recovered 211 bodies - most of them in the eastern Valencia region - as they continued to search for an unknown number of missing people.

Many more are believed to be missing, as the initial shock gives way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity.

At least 158 people have been confirmed dead and an unknown number are still missing.

Dozens of people have been killed as sudden flooding devastated cities in Spain over a number of hours.

The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has exceeded 100 and the president said many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue.

Two stations packed with commuters were evacuated after the Olivia Rodrigo concert on Thursday, causing significant delays.

US President estimates the damage bill from Hurricane Milton is in the region of $US50 billion ($74 billion), after it slammed into Florida as a category three storm, killing at least 16 people.

Millions remain without power.

The US President said the federal government is rushing to help those affected by Hurricane Milton — and had a stark message for his predecessor, who has been spreading falsehoods about the federal response.

The storm knocked out power to 3 million and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.

The South Island city of Dunedin is all but underwater after the historic drenching this week.

Kathmandu remained cut off as three highways out of the city were blocked by landslides.

The SES responded to more than 260 calls for help overnight after damaging winds and heavy rain inundated NSW's Northern Rivers region.

Heavy rain saw 16 rivers burst their banks in a region still reeling from a deadly quake earlier this year.

Today, that bill has skyrocketed to $600. She calls it "ballistic".

Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe has forced mass evacuations as the death toll rises.

"Something needed to be done and something quick."

Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll.

A two-month-old baby was winched by helicopter to safety after being trapped in a tractor in a flooded West Coast river.

The 110-year-old, two-bedroom worker's cottage was chopped in two and shifted 30 kilometres at a cost of $100,000.

Roofs have been ripped off houses and boats sunk as wind gusts beyond 130km/h hit.

Homeowners were warned their properties could be isolated or even inundated by flooding.

It's the latest crisis for a country already gripped by military conflict and suffering a cholera outbreak.

The body of a missing hiker was recovered along the Colorado River on Sunday after flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park prompted the rescues of more than 100 people.

Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was swept away when the flooding began late last week and hasn't been found.

The drenching has caused wastewater to release into Brisbane River, with residents urged to avoid contact.

New South Wales and Queensland should expect widespread rain and thunderstorms for the early part of this week, forecasters say.

Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the second named hurricane, has become a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Centre in the US.

Rescue workers are searching through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains in southern India.

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Emergency warnings were in place overnight for residents south of Sydney as flood waters continued to rise following days of heavy rain.

Parts of Sydney and the NSW South Coast are facing major road closures and rising floodwaters after a torrential downpour.

The Rural Fire Service issued a stern reminder as flash flooding is forecast across much of one state.