This Life: When disaster strikes
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on the floods that changed her life – and that of many others – in Australia’s Northern Rivers region two years ago…
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 […]
Lifestory: First came the floods. Then “an amazing thing happened”…
SAMANTHA ELLEY writes about how her life was dramatically upended when flood waters inundated her home and her community…
This Life: Thankfulness amid devastation
After flood waters inundated her home in Australia’s Northern Rivers region, SAMANTHA ELLEY looks at what she can be grateful for…
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 […]
“We can all support each other” – Amid floods in Australia, Northern Rivers residents rally to help
Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia The sound of helicopter rotors as they drop off food supplies has become a normal sound in the coastal village of Evans Head, on the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Surrounded by floodwaters, there has been no way for supply trucks to come in and stock the two […]
In coastal village of Evans Head, Australia, church rallies to pray and help those facing floods
Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Les Moreman is pastor of Evans Head Presbyterian Church. It is a small coastal village just half-an-hour south of Ballina and an hour from the well-known tourist destination of Byron Bay on the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. His church is made up of people living in […]