Overall Green Flood
in Australia

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103742
Death: 0
Displaced: 832
Countries: Australia
From - To 28 Jan - 28 Feb

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New South Wales State, Australia, Late February 2026Emergency services in New South Wale, Australia, reported storms, heavy rain and flooding in areas of the state including Sydney in late February 2026. More than 3,000 homes were without power in Greater Sydney. Communities in areas of Greater Sydney, the Snowy Mountains and Lismore were warned to stay indoors.Fri 27 Feb 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Where does all that rain end up? Here, and Lake Eyre watchers are exci.. 2/28/2026 8:33:00 PM.

For the second year in a row, an inland sea is making its slow journey through some of Australia''s driest country to its home in the heart of South Australia. Not only is every major catchment that drains into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre already
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La F-1 canceló tests en Baréin por la tensión en Medio Oriente: ¿se po.. 2/28/2026 8:07:00 PM.

La escalada de tensión en Medio Oriente, tras ataques coordinados de Estados Unidos e Israel sobre Irán, impactó de lleno en el deporte motor. En ese contexto, la Fórmula 1 resolvió cancelar los tests que había previsto en Baréin para evalu
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Last-minute deluge washes away ''dry summer'' forecasts 2/28/2026 5:04:00 PM.

A weather system which dumped days of rain on Central Australia has moved south. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS. What was expected to be a dry end to the summer is proving to be anything but as Central Australia''s big wet drifts southeast,
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Last-minute deluge washes away ''dry summer'' forecasts 2/28/2026 5:01:00 PM.

A weather system which dumped days of rain on Central Australia has moved south. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS. What was expected to be a dry end to the summer is proving to be anything but as Central Australia''s big wet drifts southeast,
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),