A flood peak of about 10.6 metres is predicted for the northern NSW town of Moree, with the Mehi River forecast to burst its banks.

More than 2200 people have spent the night in evacuation centres after being asked to leave flood-threatened homes in northern NSW.

The New South Wales country town of Moree is bracing for its worst flood since 1976 with about 2,300 people ordered to leave their homes or businesses.

The Association of British Insurers estimates that up to 200,000 flood-prone homes could face insurance problems next year.

ISLAMABAD - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has cautioned about 2010-like floods situation in the Ravi and Satluj rivers this year, saying that the situation might deter with the start of pre-monsoon season. "Punjab Chief Minister has...

Evacuations may be necessary as the Gold Coast continues to be pummelled by heavy rain.

The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a more than 70 per cent chance of flooding in the Bellinger, Macleay and Hastings river valleys from today.

ILIGAN CITY—At sunset, most of the 100 families in the tent city in Tambo village here mill outside their new dwelling units to enjoy illumination from the streetlights. Schoolchildren who need to scan their notes and books troop to the well-lighted ...

Thank you to Ina Vorster, Phalaborwa, for the following photos of yesterday's floods. In Ina's words, "it was just an incredible sight to stand next to that river that,s in flood. I live in Phalaborwa just a few kilometers from the river. The pictures were taken at "Boot en Hengel" club. ...

Would you risk your life just to be able to attend school on a daily basis? Students in this tiny village have to hold carefully on to the remains of a damaged hanging bridge in order to go to school, after the bridge was brought down by a flood last ...

Here is some photos of the flood in Hoedspruit - Su-Marie Hörstmann (Click on images for larger view.)

More than 250,000 people need immediate food aid

Lucina Waluhan’s only wish when she celebrated her 32nd birthday on Thursday was to see her three children again. Nearly a month since up to 30 feet of rampaging water inundated the city on Dec. 17, Lucina said she had not lost hope of seeing them on...

The Welsh government approves £1.3m towards a £3m flood relief scheme in the south Wales valleys.

The Department of Education’s health office in Northern Mindanao is seeking additional medical supplies as an official estimated that up to half of the class attendance suffered from respiratory ailments and skin and ear infections in the aftermath o...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged Ipswich residents to be bold and faithful amid the ongoing recovery from the city's devastating floods a year ago.

Looking back on the freaky summer that ended 35 lives and affected more than 500,000 square kilometres of Queensland.

Financial aid from the international community and Filipinos abroad continue to pour in for victims of Tropical Storm "Sendong" in Northern Mindanao.

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state placed emergency teams on maximum alert on Thursday as heavy rains that have displaced 35,000 residents were forecast to continue, reviving fears of mudslides and flooding that killed about 900 people last year.

A funeral is to be held in central Queensland for an SES volunteer and flood hero who was killed in a freak accident.

A disease borne by the floods that had killed hundreds here and in Iligan City last Dec. 17 is killing people who had survived the disaster that struck the two cities at the height of Tropical Storm “Sendong.”

The year 2011 saw central and northern Luzon suffer from nature’s wrath when strong typhoons triggered widespread flooding that destroyed crops, public infrastructure and private property, and disrupted the lives of the regions’ 19 million residents.

The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has warned of widespread rains over Eastern and Southern Mindanao that may cause flash floods and landslides due to a low pressure area sighted east southeast of this seaport city.

At least five people die of leptospirosis and dozens are diagnosed with the disease in the aftermath of Typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines, officials say.

The victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong” in Cagayan de Oro City—and I suppose, those in Iligan City, as well—have been inundated with relief goods and medical attention they don’t need them anymore. What they need is the second phase of rehabi...

At least 80 children from this city were rescued after being trapped in the floods that inundated parts of the town of Kapalong in Davao del Norte where they were attending a youth camp on Tuesday, Kapalong Mayor Edgardo Timbol said.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson is preparing to inspect flood-damaged bridges north of Katherine as the Stuart Highway remains cut off.

A freight train has been derailed and two people were swept from their car in flooding that struck Australia's Northern Territories.

Barely a month into the Aquino presidency, green activists warned Cabinet officials of a looming climatic catastrophe.

At least twice this year, the Cagayan de Oro city government had been warned about possible adverse effects of the La Niña weather phenomenon, including sudden floods in the wake of strong storms that typically hit land between September and December.