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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hundreds still without power after wild storms thrashed parts of NSW

ABC

Hundreds of homes across New South Wales remain without power and schools have closed as the clean-up following wild weekend storms continues. SES crews were called to more than 300 jobs after a violent storm ripped through parts of the Riverina region on Saturday afternoon, uprooting trees, ripping the roofs off buildings and bringing down powerlines. "When it hit, there …

Storm Power Damage Ses Riverina Yenda

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Boeing is looking to jettison the space business. Why it might hold on to its El Segundo satellite operation

LA Times

With its manufacturing practices under scrutiny, its machinists on strike and losses piling up, Boeing is said to be considering selling parts of its fabled space business. New Boeing Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said during a recent earnings call that the aerospace giant was considering shedding assets outside of the company’s core commercial aviation and defense businesses, adding that Boeing …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Weather warnings downgraded after five flood rescues and 340 call-outs in northern NSW

ABC

The SES has downgraded its warnings to "advice" this morning after two days of heavy rain and flooding for several areas around Lismore, in New South Wales's Northern Rivers region. From 5am, SES warnings were downgraded from "watch & act, prepare to evacuate" and the BOM's severe weather warning was cancelled, with Wilsons River expected to reach minor flood level …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man dies after tree falls on car in Victoria, as wild wind starts fires in NSW

ABC

A man has died and a female passenger has been critically injured after their car was hit by a falling tree in Victoria's south-west. Power outages hit NSW South Coast The wild weather has caused power outages and has started spot fires around the Illawarra region and NSW's South Coast. Ulladulla SES crews respond to calls for help after trees …

Wind Power Man South Melbourne Sydney Tree

4 months, 1 week ago

Records tumble as heavy rain falls across south-east Queensland, northern NSW

ABC

Brisbane's Ekka parade has been postponed as heavy rainfall causes havoc for the show's organisers. The weather bureau is warning of heavy rainfall and storms for south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales as a front passes over the region. In NSW the State Emergency Service is warning North Coast residents to prepare for heavy rain and flash flooding. Floods …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Flood fears persist in the NSW Northern Rivers with more rain predicted

ABC

Parts of northern New South Wales have received hundreds of millimetres of rain over the past two days, causing flash flooding and rivers to spill their banks. Key points: Flood warnings follow 28 flood rescues by the NSW State Emergency Service across the Northern Rivers Region Tweed Shire Mayor Chris Cherry says locals are still traumatised by the last flood …

Flood Rivers Bridge River Ses

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tenth person found dead, including young girl in drain, after Christmas and Boxing Day storms

ABC

A tenth person has been confirmed to have died in severe storms across Australia over Christmas and Boxing Day, with a man's body found in Buchan, in Victoria's east Gippsland region Wednesday afternoon. She added storms were still possible around eastern NSW "particularly during the morning" on Thursday before "widespread showers and possible severe thunderstorms" return on Friday A roof …

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1 year ago

Wild weather moves into Victoria after wreaking havoc in NSW, Queensland towns in blackout after storm damage

ABC

After dumping hundreds of millimetres of rain across New South Wales and Queensland, severe storms have moved south, where they are forecast to bring up to 200mm to parts of Victoria. Key points: The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting heavy rainfall across parts of Victoria in the coming days The weather system on Wednesday inundated houses in south-east NSW with …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Wild winds in Illawarra, Shoalhaven cause power outages, fires, property damage

ABC

The State Emergency Service is putting extra crews in place and calling for assistance from other emergency organisations to cover damage from gale-force winds overnight and on Monday morning on the New South Wales south coast. Key points: Winds of up to 100km/h have caused widespread damage across areas of the NSW south coast Fire crews had to extinguish fires …

Power South Cause Nsw Winds Illawarra Ses

2 years ago

Renmark caravan park evacuated by SES after levee defects detected

ABC

A caravan park in South Australia's Riverland region has been evacuated and closed overnight after defects were identified in the private levee built around the site. Key points: Overnight the SES issued an Evacuation Order for the Renmark Caravan park on the River Murray SES says they found a number of significant defects in the levee bank Six people have …

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2 years, 1 month ago

NSW flood: Forbes surveys damage from near-record flood as central west NSW towns brace for inundation

ABC

Receding floodwaters have begun revealing the extent of damage across central west New South Wales, including one of the main highways through the state. Key points: Forbes experienced near-record flooding on Saturday and the town remains inundated by water Towns along the Barwon-Darling River will remain isolated for weeks Southern parts of Narrandera are isolated with the Murrumbidgee River expected …

Water Flooding Flood Damage West Forbes River

2 years, 2 months ago

Floodwater peaking in Echuca and Moama as more rain sweeps Victoria

ABC

Victoria's flood crisis is far from over, as communities across the state face more rain and slowly receding rivers. Key points: Emergency authorities say the Murray River at Echuca has neared its peak Communities already affected by flood have experienced heavy rainfall The raging Murray River is expected to impact towns further west into November The Bureau of Meteorology said …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Police search for missing 19yo Tea Wright-Finger at Richmond in north-west Queensland

ABC

A major land and air search is underway for a 19-year-old woman missing in remote north-west Queensland for more than a week. Key points: Tea Wright-Finger was last seen in Richmond more than a week ago Police, SES volunteers, council staff and helicopters are searching challenging terrain Police are using information from the teenager's mobile phone to try to locate …

Tea Search Richmond Ses

2 years, 4 months ago

BOM issues major flood warning for Gundagai as Water NSW increases releases from Burrinjuck Dam

ABC

Water releases from Burrinjuck Dam are increasing to 98,000 megalitres a day following heavy rain in parts of New South Wales. Key points: SES crews responded to more than 70 calls for assistance and carried out 10 rescues across inland NSW overnight The service is urging people not to make the "poor decision" to drive through floodwater Farmers on the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

SES, weather bureau issue flood warnings for Shoalhaven catchments as torrential rain continues

ABC

The NSW State Emergency Service is warning of flash flooding, riverine flooding and coastal erosion with torrential rain forecast across the Illawarra, South Coast and Southern Highlands until Tuesday. Key points: Flood warnings are in place for swollen catchments in the Shoalhaven due to an east coast low Around 366 millimetres of rain has fallen in some areas in the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

'Dangerous weather' expected across Sydney for next 24 to 48 hours as Illawarra rainfall exceeds July averages in a day

ABC

The heavy rain covering eastern parts of Sydney is expected to intensify and move across to other areas over the next 24 to 48 hours in a deterioration of conditions. Key points: The Illawarra region was hit with 200mm of rain in one day, exceeding its July average of about 50mm In the past 24 hours up to 7pm on …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Australia floods: More rain adds to struggle of rebuilding

Al Jazeera

Communities in northern New South Wales are feeling the emotional and financial strain in the wake of February’s floods. “Everyone was still raw from the other one, and it’s not as if the town had repaired … there’s still quite a few thousand condemned homes and people displaced everywhere.” When the rain came last month, Wood thought his shop – …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: No let up in attacks on Chernihiv

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine news from March 30: Ukrainian officials say attacks on Chernihiv have not eased despite Russian pledge to cut back combat operations there. Medinsky said the proposals signalled Ukraine’s readiness to reach agreement “for the first time in years”, adding that “if it fulfils the obligations, the threat of creating a NATO bridgehead on the Ukrainian territory will be removed.” …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Three people killed in flooding, evacuations in Gympie as BOM issues major severe weather warnings for south-east Queensland

ABC

Three people have died in floodwaters and hundreds of Gympie residents have been told to evacuate as an extreme weather system continues to dump flooding rain across south-east Queensland. Key points: The BOM has urged residents between the Gold Coast and Bundaberg to remain on alert today Rescue services responded to more than 1,000 calls for help yesterday, including 40 …

Water Rain Flood Road Coast Mary Queensland

2 years, 10 months ago

SES warns life-threatening flash flooding still to come on NSW far north coast

ABC

The NSW State Emergency Service says heavy to intense rain is still expected across large parts of the northern rivers region that may lead to life-threatening flash flooding. Key points: BOM forecasting rain as high as 160mm across six hours in some areas SES warns intense rainfall could lead to "life-threatening" flash flooding Moderate flooding is possible on the Tweed …

Flooding Flood North River Nsw Ses

3 years, 1 month ago

Victoria's SES volunteers see busiest two years in 70 year history

ABC

Wild storms across Victoria's mid-west region have put Victoria's SES volunteers under the pump, and for Ballarat in particular, call-outs have been through the roof. Key points: Victorian SES volunteers have seen a major increase in call-outs due to recent storms Ballarat has been the busiest region in the state's mid-west Storm damaged homes are still waiting on repairs from …

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4 years ago

Northern New South Wales hit by wild weather as winds and flash flooding lead to hundreds of calls for help

ABC

Northern NSW is bracing for more storms, with a severe weather warning in place and residents sandbagging low-lying properties considered at risk. Key points: The SES has received more than 1,000 calls for help over the past few days Large swells of over 6 metres were recorded around Byron Bay NSW SES has warned people to prepare to evacuate flooded …

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