Northern Queensland residents are on alert for flash flooding as monsoonal rain sets in over a vast region. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning with flash flooding possible for the state’s coast between Cooktown to Mackay and the northern and central interior. Torrential downpours are set to lash the region from Friday afternoon and following into…

Major searches are underway for an elderly man believed to have gone missing in floodwaters in South Australia’s (SA) deluged Riverland region. Police were told the man went missing at about 1.30 p.m. on Monday in floodwaters near Casson Ave at Loxton North on the Murray River, south of Berri. “The search is expected to…

A hotel in Western Australia’s Kimberley region is racing to evacuate guests as fast-flowing flood waters wash away a major bridge and isolate remote communities. Communities may be cut off for up to a week as ex-tropical cyclone Ellie continues to dump heavy rain after crossing the Northern Territory coast more than a week ago. Fitzroy River…