The Latest Breaking News on Floods

The flood risk remains in parts of north Queensland with storms still possible though relief is in sight as a tropical low moves out to sea.

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Police have warned people to stay away from floodwaters after a teenager survived being sucked into a drain, emerging a few streets away with cuts and bruises.

Two people rescued from floods as sunshine state prepares for more rain, while bushfires burn in Victoria and Top End heatwave persists

The rain is finally set to ease in southeast Queensland after a run of bleak weather that has caused flooding, power outages and ruined a Test cricket match.

Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year. In 2024 alone, floods destroyed homes in over a dozen states and claimed more than 165 lives.

The Environment Agency stressed one in eight properties in the city face the threat as the UK is hit with more torrential downpours amid climate change

Report says rivers, the sea and surface water endangering properties and that number could hit 8m by 2050

The figure has increased from 5.5 million in the last Environment Agency assessment in 2018 to 6.3 million.

A tropical low is a chance of forming off rain-hit Queensland but the Bureau of Meteorology says it is unlikely to develop into the season's first cyclone.