Australia flood crisis enters third week as heavy rains lash east
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Already-flooded towns across Australia’s east were on high alert on Monday after a weekend of heavy rains, with authorities warning a wild weather system could persist until later this week and trigger renewed riverbank bursts. Thousands of homes and farms over a wide swathe of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia’s two most […]
“All gone”: How one Australian church is navigating the aftermath of Lismore’s devastating floods
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia In the early hours of 28th February, CentreChurch, Lismore, fell victim to the catastrophic inundation of water that has become the worst recorded flood in Lismore’s history. Nestled between a real estate agent and an anti-ageing clinic, the church has a congregation of around 200 people that live within the […]
As floods ease, Australia’s biggest state braces for damaging surf and wind
Reuters The entire coast of Australia’s most populous state was told to brace for high waves and powerful winds on Thursday as a low pressure system that left entire towns flooded moved offshore. The change brought a reprieve for large swathes of northern New South Wales – flooded this week for the second time in […]
Relentless rains submerge Australian towns for second time in a month
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging roads and bridges, while tens of thousands fled their homes for the second time within weeks after fast-moving flood waters burst river banks and broke over levees. Several towns in northern New South Wales already reeling after record floods over a month ago were […]
Thousands of volunteers assisting flood victims in Australian state of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia Thousands of volunteers have rallied to help flood victims in Australia, following the worst flooding disaster on record in the state of New South Wales. Debris in a street in Lismore, New South Wales, following floods. PICTURE: Courtesy of St Vincent de Paul Society Clare Van Doorn, regional director for the north-east of New […]
Australia declares east coast floods a national emergency
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia declared a national emergency on Wednesday in response to devastating floods along its east coast, and designated catastrophe zones in towns swept away by swollen rivers. “Australia is becoming a harder country to live in because of these natural disasters,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday after touring the worst-hit Northern […]
Triumph the koala climbs and runs with prosthetic foot made by Australian dentist
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Triumph, a male koala born without a foot, has been climbing and running since he was fitted with a prosthetic one made by a neighbourhood dentist, an Australian wildlife carer said on Monday. Veterinarian nurse Marley Christian had rescued the joey koala in northern New South Wales in 2017, after she found him […]