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: 1
Displaced: 832
Countries: Australia
From - To 28 Jan - 03 Mar

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South Australia State, Australia, Early March 2026Police reported one person died after being swept away by flash flooding in South Australia State, Australia, in early March 2026.Sun 1 Mar 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

Floods, records tumble as deluge engulfs arid SA 3/2/2026 10:21:00 PM.

Footage from the Murray Mallee property shows the extent of the flash flooding on Saturday. “It’s not particularly catastrophic damage, but obviously wet or wrecked crusher dust and gardens but no physical damage to buildings or anything th
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Minister hits the ground to deliver relief to flood-affected families 3/2/2026 6:49:00 PM.

Families sheltering in evacuation centres following recent flooding received much-needed relief yesterday as Government assistance reached affected communities in the Western Division. Mosese Bulitavu , Minister for Rural and Maritime Devel
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Man dies after reportedly being washed away in Flinders Ranges, SA Pol.. 3/2/2026 6:36:00 PM.

A man has died after reportedly being washed away while attempting to cross a flooded creek in South Australia''s north, SA Police say. Police said emergency services were called to RM Williams Way about 30km north of Orroroo, in the Southe
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Community forms in remains of Christchurch red zone 3/2/2026 5:37:00 PM.

Timu started living in a car before upgrading to her campervan a couple of years ago after deciding $470 per week rental payments were too much. "All I felt was I was paying for somebody''s mortgage," she said. "I''ve paid my way and did my
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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),