Floods isolate Australian wheatbelt towns; Singapore joins rescue efforts
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of properties in Australia’s south-east, scrubbed and cleaned two weeks ago after major flooding, were inundated again on Thursday as officials issued fresh evacuation orders while Singaporean rescue specialists arrived to aid relief efforts. Rural towns in the southwest of New South Wales state are the worst hit in the latest deluge […]
Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of residents in flood-ravaged Australia’s south-east were rescued by helicopter and boat after rivers rose rapidly on Tuesday, cutting off entire towns and inundating houses, highways, bridges and farms. Emergency crews deployed more than a dozen helicopters to rescue trapped people from rooftops in the worst-hit towns in New South Wales state, […]
Rescue efforts in full swing as Australia’s inland towns brace for flood peaks
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Emergency crews in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales were evacuating people and livestock and sandbagging towns on Saturday ahead of an expected peak in floodwaters, with one river forecast to hit a 70-year high water mark. Australia’s east is in the grip of the fourth major flood crisis this year due […]
Australians take stock of flood damage amid warnings of more rain
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Thousands of Australians on Monday returned to homes and businesses to assess flood damage even as evacuation warnings remained in inland regions of the southeast and authorities warned of more rain ahead which could trigger renewed flooding. Major flood warnings are in place across many regions despite little rainfall over the weekend with […]