Flooding Australia Archives

Emergency rescue workers in a boat evacuating people from fast-rising flash flood water

October 26, 2026

Six rescued from Leyburn floodwater as storms head for South East Queensland

Heading out this afternoon? Storms are forecast for South East Queensland, and flash flooding could turn a normal drive into a dangerous one. On the morning of 26 October, six people were

Senior citizen being escorted to a polling booth during Karnataka Assembly Election by an Election Commission official

India·Policy

Election Commission’s 2025 Voter Roll Purge: Supreme Court Upholds SIR Amid Disenfranchisement Allegations

India’s Election Commission is under fire again. The Chief Election Commissioner’s office oversaw a massive voter roll purge in 2025 through the Special Intensive Revision process, and opposition parties are calling it an attack on democracy itself. Millions of voters

October 2, 2026

Australia’s Extreme Weather System: Flooding, Hail, and Damaging Winds Threaten Multiple States

Australia·Disaster·Weather

A broad low-pressure system brings extreme weather across eastern Australia. Flooding risk, severe storms, large hail, damaging winds exceed 80 km/h. Queensland faces life-threatening