The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Advocates call for a leaders’ meeting to coordinate support for people displaced by floods, pandemic and soaring house prices

The flooding and mudslides were triggered by days of torrential showers in Yellowstone National Park after one of the area's wettest springs in years, with the area now shut off to the public

A parliamentary inquiry is told control over major disaster responses should be handed to paid professionals, such as Fire and Rescue NSW, rather than the volunteer-driven State Emergency Service.

More than three months after the monster floods wrecked much of Lismore, there is still no clarity for the town’s residents and businesses who urgently need to make investment decisions. Should they move to higher ground, make temporary fixes, or renovate for the long haul?

Tourists in Yellowstone National Park are being evacuated and all of the entrance gates are closed, rangers said.

All entrances are closed at Yellowstone National Park after major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides.

A nearly 50-mile stretch of Highway 70 in the area remains closed

Major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides in Yellowstone National Park on Monday

The park will not allow inbound visitor traffic to any entrance on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Murray River shack owners have started to prepare for flooding as river flows increase and dams hit capacity. But the clouds have come with a silver lining for the local avifauna.

The couple's new flood insurance costs them $7,000 a year. They're struggling to pay it and they're not alone, with insurance affordability around the country predicted to get worse.