Overall Green alert Flood for Australia
in Australia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1101329
Death: 2
Displaced: -
Countries: Australia
From - To 24 Mar - 26 Mar

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Flood in Australia - Copernicus EMS activation (EMSR570)Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:27

EMSR570: Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated
New South Wales, Australia, Late March 2022A man died in floodwaters at Coaldale, north of Grafton, in northern New South Wales, Australia, after heavy rainfall 24 to 25 March 2022. Further heavy rain is expected possibly in areas recently affected by floods during late February and March. Media and police in Queensland reported one person and several dogs died after a vehicle was swept away by floods in Kingsthorpe, northwest of Toowoomba, early 28 March. One person was rescued and survived. One person was missing after a vehicle was stuck in floods in North Branch, south of Toowoomba. Also on 28 March a flood emergency was issued for the town of Dalby due to rising levels of the Myall Creek.Mon 28 Mar 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. 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

Flood Victims Say Cops Are Relying on Them to Source and Pay For Tools 3/29/2022 3:56:00 PM.

The east coast of Australia, no stranger to natural disasters, is once again bracing itself for heavy rains, flooding, and ongoing evacuations. As yet another devastating storm makes its way south through Queensland toward the northern rive
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Massive missed opportunity for Climate – Climate Council responds to F.. 3/29/2022 11:44:00 AM.

THE 2022 FEDERAL Budget has failed to deliver any meaningful commitments to address escalating climate change in Australia. Nicki Hutley, Climate Councillor, leading economist and former Partner at Deloitte Access Economics, who was in toda
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Massive missed opportunity for Climate – Climate Council responds to F.. 3/29/2022 11:25:00 AM.

THE 2022 FEDERAL Budget has failed to deliver any meaningful commitments to address escalating climate change in Australia. Nicki Hutley, Climate Councillor, leading economist and former Partner at Deloitte Access Economics, who was in toda
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NSW floods: northern rivers residents forced to evacuate for second ti.. 3/29/2022 6:30:00 AM.

Thousands of northern New South Wales residents still reeling from catastrophic flooding are being forced to evacuate their homes for the second time in a month as heavy rainfall lashes Lismore, Mullumbimby and Tumbulgum. The NSW State Emer
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EMSR (2), EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),