Queensland confirmed another death on Tuesday as the premier described the devastation caused by the recent historic floods as "incredible". The body of an 82-year-old woman was found on Tuesday ...

The death came as Townsville residents evacuated their homes as they face possible “life-threatening” flooding up to the second storey of buildings, with thousands ordered to leave by midday ...

It is the second confirmed death in the flooding crisis in Queensland's North Tropical Coast region on Australia's far northeast coast. Earlier, a 63-year-old woman from Ingham, one of the hardest ...

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Floodwaters in Ingham are beginning to subside after the Herbert River rose beyond a 15.2m flood record set almost 60 years ago. Loading Record-breaking rain has lashed north Queensland for days ...

THE death toll in Haiti’s hurricane disaster soared to over ... Pan American Health Organisation officials warned of a possible surge in cholera cases from widespread flooding. Haiti’s cholera ...

A town devastated by the Far North Queensland floods has been rocked by the tragic death of a second woman in an many days. Police made the grim discovery in a flooded cane field at Bemerside ...

Indonesian rescuers retrieved four more bodies after they resumed their search Wednesday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death ...