The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Environmental protection authority says E coli and other contaminants are within safe levels but warn residents not to enter or drink flood waters

Mildura police are investigating the theft of nearly 1,000 sandbags that were to be allocated to Riverland residents threatened by rising floodwaters.

Forbes braced for second inundation ina fortnight as woman’s body found in Eugowra flood waters after ‘wall of water’ decimates NSW town

Flood affected NSW farmers are reporting a huge emotional and financial strain following recent flooding across large parts of the state.

The search for a missing man at Eugowra is due to resume on Thursday morning, as residents of Condobolin in NSW’s Central West residents prepare for the Lachlan River to reach a record high of 7.6 metres and Forbes braces for its highest flood level in 70 years.

You’ve probably heard a lot about La Niña lately. This cool weather pattern is the main driver of heavy rain and flooding that has devastated much of Australia’s southeast in recent months.

NSW Police believe they have found the body of a 60-year-old woman missing from the central-western town of Eugowra, which was devastated by flooding.

Full dams and saturated soil from three consecutive years of La Niña events leave a landscape with little ability to absorb more rain

Warm weather and stagnant flood waters have created ideal conditions for mosquito-borne diseases