Queensland flooding death toll climbs to six; thousands of Brisbane properties at risk amid heavy rain; seven more people die in NSW from Covid and 17 in Victoria. Follow the latest updates liveHow long will NSW and Queensland’s record wet and humid weather last?South-east Queensland floods: what’s happened and which areas could be hit next?Follow the Ukraine live blogGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe Victorian Covid-19 case numbers are in: 17 people have died in the state, five people are on ventilators, 38 are in ICU and 274 people are in hospital.Queensland’s Assistant Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Services Andrew Short is also telling people to stay out of flood waters.We would just ask people to stay home, stay safe, today is not the time to be doing disaster tourism or storm tourism, just to see what’s out there. Certainly not the day to be going out on the roads and driving through floodwaters and certainly not the day to have your kids outside, playing in the stormwater on surfboards, in drains and such such. Continue reading…
Queensland flooding death toll climbs to six; thousands of Brisbane properties at risk amid heavy rain; seven more people die in NSW from Covid and 17 in Victoria. Follow the latest updates live
- How long will NSW and Queensland’s record wet and humid weather last?
- South-east Queensland floods: what’s happened and which areas could be hit next?
- Follow the Ukraine live blog
- Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing
The Victorian Covid-19 case numbers are in: 17 people have died in the state, five people are on ventilators, 38 are in ICU and 274 people are in hospital.
Queensland’s Assistant Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Services Andrew Short is also telling people to stay out of flood waters.
We would just ask people to stay home, stay safe, today is not the time to be doing disaster tourism or storm tourism, just to see what’s out there. Certainly not the day to be going out on the roads and driving through floodwaters and certainly not the day to have your kids outside, playing in the stormwater on surfboards, in drains and such such.