The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Lismore residents say their efforts to build back better are being hamstrung by rules around insurance claims and government payouts for flood-affected homes.

Letters show the mayor of a region devastated by floodwaters had warned the Northern Territory government about the dangers of building new homes near a river bank.

Some cleanup efforts have begun but forecasters warn more rain is on the way.

An inquest examining deadly flooding in Tasmania in 2016 has been told the evacuation of one town was messy and rushed because of a lack of preparation.

Severe flooding is threatening fresh food supplies for people living in Australia's north, with rising floodwaters cutting key road and rail links over the weekend.

Far north Queensland residents are on flood watch as monsoon rains deluge northern parts of the country.

With fuel supplies dwindling and phone lines down in some communities, emergency services are bracing for even more rainfall expected later this week.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering hundreds of kilometres of river systems in the region, as the wet season deluge continues causing landslides and havoc on roads.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of floods threatening one-quarter of the Internally displaced persons' sites in Yemen. There are more than half a million individuals in these camps. Climate change and civil turbulences have widely impacted food item prices…