Live Breaking News & Updates on Amina Baker

Stay updated with breaking news from Amina baker. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in over a decade

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and many more have been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in more than a decade. The flooding has claimed at least 10 lives. Scores of residents spent hours trapped on their roofs in recent days by a fast-rising river in the town of Lismore in northern New South Wales state. The New South Wales government said 40,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. In Brisbane, meteorologist Rick Threlfall measured more than 37 inches of rain in three days. He says that's close to 80% of annual rainfall average in the Queensland capital. ....

New Zealand , Australian Capital Territory , Jonathan Howe , Kelvin Barfoot , Adrian Schrinner , Amina Baker , Katarina Carroll , Dominic Perrottet , Rick Threlfall , Steve Hadley , Lesley Hughes , United Nation Intergovernmental Panel On Climate , Mud Army , Associated Press , Woodburn State Emergency Services Commander Ashley Slapp , Emergency Service , Queensland Police , Australian Broadcasting Corp , Lismore State Emergency Service Commander Steve Patterson , New South Wales , Australian Broadcasting , State Emergency Services Commander Ashley Slapp , South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet , Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll , Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner , State Emergency Service ,