Overall Green Flood
in Australia

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

GDACS ID FL 1103742
Death: 1
Displaced: 2102
Countries: Australia
From - To 28 Jan - 08 Mar

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Australia - Floods, update (ECHO 11 Mar 2026)Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:33

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting the Bundaberg city area in south-eastern Queensland, north-eastern Australia, and the Katherine city in the Northern Territory of Australia since last week, leading to displacement and widespread damage.
  • Media report, as of 11 March, 197 sheltered people in one evacuation centre in the city of Bundaberg, and approximately 2 500 people affected by power outages, due to the overflow of the Burnett River. Two main bridges have been closed, isolating 10 000 people in the area, and hundreds of homes have been flooded.
  • Meanwhile, in Katherine city, in the Northern Territory, at least 700 people are still displaced, and some houses are still without electricity, due to the overflow of the Daly, Palumpa, Beswick and Jilkminggan Rivers.
  • Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall is forecast on north-western Queensland and the Northern Territory; major flood warnings are still in place for several rivers in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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.
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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),