Flooding has hit parts of eastern Australia, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The heavy precipitation over the past week is associated with ex-tropical cyclone Oswald and was enhanced by a …
Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday. Police said two people – an Australian pilot and an American passenger – died …
Heavy rains shut four coal mines in eastern Australia on Friday as military helicopters evacuated stranded residents from inundated towns, and authorities warned of further flash flooding. More than 11,000 people in Queensland state have been isolated by the flooding …