• Severe flooding hits Northern Territory and Queensland as rivers reach major levels, Australia

    ByReet Kaur

    Severe flooding affected parts of Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia during the first week of March 2026 after persistent monsoonal rainfall caused multiple rivers to exceed major flood levels. The Katherine River in Northern Territory peaked at 19.2 m (63 feet) before midnight on March 7, its highest level since 1998, while the Burnett River in Bundaberg, Queensland was forecast to reach about 7.6 m (25 feet) between March 10 and March 11, 2026. Evacuations, road closures, infrastructure disruptions, and widespread flood warnings were issued as rainfall totals exceeded 500 mm (20 inches) in parts of northern Australia.

  • Heavy rain triggers floods, landslides and wind damage across parts of Java, leaving 7 dead and 4 missing, Indonesia

    ByReet Kaur

    Heavy rainfall and strong winds affected parts of Java, Indonesia, on March 7 and 8, 2026, triggering floods, landslides and wind-related incidents that left at least seven people dead and four missing, according to regional disaster reports. Fatalities were reported in Bekasi Regency, West Java, and in Jember and Pasuruan regencies, East Java, while flooding also affected Banten and Jakarta.

  • Record-breaking rainfall leaves dead and missing in New Zealand

    ByTeo Blašković

    Record-breaking rainfall left at least two people dead and several others unaccounted for in parts of New Zealand on January 21, 2026. The event produced multiple rainfall records and damaging winds, marking the 20th Red Warning weather event since the alert level was introduced in May 2019.

  • Record rainfall hits southern Bolivia, affecting 50 000 people

    ByTeo Blašković

    Local authorities in southern Bolivia declared a state of emergency for parts of Gran Chaco province in Tarija Department after record rainfall hit the region causing floods. Beni, Cochabamba and Tarija departments are among the worst affected by rain and flooding….

  • Fierce storm hits New Zealand, causing widespread flooding

    ByTeo Blašković

    A powerful storm system dumped very heavy rain on New Zealand's South Island on Friday, July 21, 2017 into July 22, causing widespread flooding. By 08:00 UTC today, 4 areas declared states of emergency – Christchurch, Dunedin, Timaru and Otago. Weather stations…