Overall Green alert 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: 0
Displaced: 20
Countries: Australia
From - To 28 Jan - 30 Jan

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Australia - Severe weather and floods
  • On 27–28 January, severe rainfall triggered widespread flooding across northern Queensland, Australia, causing rivers to overflow, dam releases, and a series of evacuations.
  • As of 28 January, media reports indicated that three people were rescued in Greenvale after Expedition Creek burst its banks, while several residents were air-lifted from submerged homes in Etheridge county and Ferra View, Georgetown city. At least eight houses sustained damage, and numerous bridges and roads were submerged or washed out.
  • The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued multiple flood warnings for waterways throughout the state, and additional rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours across northern Queensland.
Thu 29 Jan 2026Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
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

AWS – Flood Advice 3 – Parts of the Top End, Barkly, Tanami & Gulf Riv.. 2/1/2026 2:47:00 AM.

NT EMERGENCY SERVICE MESSAGE: Flood Advice. THIS IS UPDATE #: 3. RIVER: Upper Victoria River, Victoria River below Kalkarindji, Fitzmaurice River, Moyle River, Katherine River(minor flood warning current for Nitmiluk Centre), Daly River abo
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The government warned homes on this floodplain would ‘put lives at ris.. 1/31/2026 6:30:00 PM.

The NSW government has green-lit almost 1000 new homes for a flood-prone north-western Sydney suburb two years after Planning Minister Paul Scully warned development could put lives at risk. The proposed development at Marsden Park North, c
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The government warned homes on this floodplain would ‘put lives at ris.. 1/31/2026 6:26:00 PM.

The NSW government has green-lit almost 1000 new homes for a flood-prone north-western Sydney suburb two years after Planning Minister Paul Scully warned development could put lives at risk. The proposed development at Marsden Park North, c
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The government warned homes on this floodplain would ‘put lives at ris.. 1/31/2026 6:23:00 PM.

The NSW government has green-lit almost 1000 new homes for a flood-prone north-western Sydney suburb two years after Planning Minister Paul Scully warned development could put lives at risk. The proposed development at Marsden Park North, c
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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),