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One dead as flooding wreaks havoc in northern NSW and SE Qld
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One person is dead and tens of thousands are unable to return to their homes in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland amid ongoing flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Topics: floods, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, storm-event, weather, nsw, lismore-2480, north-lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485, murwillumbah-2484, qld, beenleigh-4207, beaudesert-4285, ipswich-4305, logan-central-4114, whitsundays-4802, airlie-beach-4802
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Hundreds of million of crops lost in Cyclone Debbie
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The full extent of the agricultural losses in north-east Queensland is starting to emerge, with early figures showing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to crops around Bowen, Proserpine and Mackay.
Topics: storm-disaster, cyclones, rural, agricultural-crops, bowen-4805, mackay-4740, proserpine-4800
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Flooding continues to wreak havoc in south-east Queensland (photos)
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Flood-swollen rivers and creeks in southern and central Queensland continue to threaten communities after ex-cyclone Debbie swept through the region on Thursday, as more than 63,000 homes remain without power.
Topics: floods, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, storm-event, weather, beenleigh-4207, beaudesert-4285, ipswich-4305, waterford-4133, jimboomba-4280, coomera-4209, qld, australia, brisbane-4000, logan-central-4114, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215
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'Deano from Dingo' slept with a chainsaw as Cyclone Debbie downed trees around him Video
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Dingo Beach local 'Deano' says he slept next to a chainsaw so he could cut his way out of his house after Cyclone Debbie had passed.
Topics: cyclones, weather, storm-disaster, hideaway-bay-4800
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Cyclone Debbie has closed schools, but will students suffer? Opinion
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All schools in south-east Queensland and many in northern New South Wales have been closed following Cyclone Debbie, which hit the area this week causing large-scale destruction.
Topics: education, storm-event, schools, cyclones, cyclone, floods, weather, storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, qld, nsw, australia
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Raw drone footage shows the devastation around Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam in 2015 Video
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Raw drone footage shows the devastation around Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam in 2015.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, science-and-technology, relief-and-aid-organisations, storm-disaster, vanuatu
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How drones could help in the aftermath of cyclone Debbie
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As flooding from ex-tropical cyclone Debbie continues to lash parts of Queensland and New South Wales, a new research project is examining how drones can help in disaster recovery.
Topics: storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, relief-and-aid-organisations, science-and-technology, australia, qld, nsw
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Could drones be the newest tool in disaster recovery? Video
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Drones are increasingly being used in disaster-struck areas to provide vital information to the emergency services. The Red Cross is now running a research program into the benefits, but also pitfalls, of using the technology.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, science-and-technology, relief-and-aid-organisations, australia
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Ex-cyclone batters northern NSW, leaves trail of destruction in Qld
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The Lismore flood levee is set to overflow overnight, flooding low-lying areas of the city, as ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie moves south through south-east Queensland and northern NSW.
Topics: weather, floods, disasters-and-accidents, storm-event, storm-disaster, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215, tweed-heads-south-2486, chinderah-2487, kingscliff-2487, fingal-head-2487, uki-2484, mullumbimby-2482, bilambil-2486, tumbulgum-2490, tweed-heads-2485, condong-2484, murwillumbah-2484, ipswich-4305, lismore-2480, north-lismore-2480, nsw, qld
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Brisbane resident 'devastated' as floods continually hit home
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Unrelenting rain associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie causes Rosalie resident Frans Vogels to lose property from under his house in Brisbane's inner west, the fourth time floods inundate his property in eight years.
Topics: storm-event, weather, storm-disaster, rosalie-4064, qld, auchenflower-4066
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SE Qld schools closed as weather worsens in south of the state Video
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Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has announced that all schools from Agnes Water to the NSW border west to Nanango are to be closed due to the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Topics: storm-disaster, storm-event, cyclone, schools, primary-schools, public-schools, secondary-schools, agnes-water-4677, brisbane-4000, nanango-4615, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558, qld
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As it happened: Nervous wait for northern NSW
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Heavy rain brought on by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc across Queensland and northern NSW, where Lismore residents face an anxious wait overnight as the Wilsons River threatens to flow over the flood levee when it reaches its peak tomorrow morning. See how the day unfolded.
Topics: weather, storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, brisbane-4000, caloundra-4551, qld, southport-4215, tweed-heads-2485
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Emergency cyclone supplies being loaded into HMAS Choules image
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Topics: disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, defence-forces, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Water released from Mackay dam as Cyclone Debbie hits
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Water is being released from a Queensland dam which has reached its limit thanks to large rainfall associated with Cyclone Debbie.
Topics: water-management, rural, community-and-society, floods, weather, cyclones, disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, mackay-4740
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Cyclone Debbie as seen from the International Space Station Video
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Footage from the International Space Station shows a huge mass of cloud associated with Cyclone Debbie as it approaches the Australian east coast.
Topics: cyclones, storm-disaster, weather, bowen-4805, mackay-4740, townsville-4810
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Navy's largest ships unable to join Cyclone Debbie emergency response
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Engineers are frantically working to solve engine problems on the Royal Australian Navy's two largest ships, with fears the Landing Helicopter Docks could be out of action for several weeks — ruling them out for any support efforts in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, defence-industry, storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, garden-island-2011
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Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Cyclone Debbie has intensified to category four Video
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Tropical Cyclone Debbie strengthens to category four and is expected to hit the north Queensland coast about 8:00am on Tuesday, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.
Topics: cyclone, weather, storm-event, storm-disaster, cyclones, bowen-4805, qld, mackay-4740, townsville-4810
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Damage bill from Debbie for farmers could hit $1b
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Cyclone Debbie has the potential to wipe out fruit, vegetable and sugar cane crops around one billion dollars, devastating regional communities and sending prices soaring at the green grocers, agricultural groups say.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-crops, cyclone, storm-disaster, bowen-4805
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What you need to know if you're in Cyclone Debbie's path
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As Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down on north Queensland, here's what you need to know about when and where it will hit and what's expected to happen.
Topics: cyclone, storm-disaster, emergency-planning, disasters-and-accidents, ayr-4807, townsville-4810, whitsundays-4802, qld, mackay-4740
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Emergency warning issued for Mackay as cyclone nears coast
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Torrential rain hits Mackay and local authorities issue a storm surge warning as Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes its presence felt in the north Queensland city.
Topics: cyclone, storm-disaster, cyclones, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, disasters-and-accidents, townsville-4810, mackay-4740
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Flash flooding causes chaos in northern NSW
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A car is engulfed by floodwaters in Coffs Harbour and the SES rescues eight people amid a severe weather warning and torrential rain in northern NSW.
Topics: weather, storm-event, storm-disaster, floods, disasters-and-accidents, rainfall, coffs-harbour-2450, nsw
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Heavy rain drenches Queensland's south
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A spectacular lightning show hits Yeppoon, almost 200 millimetres of rain falls over the Sunshine Coast, and the Gold Coast wakes to heavy showers as Queensland's wet weather continues.
Topics: storm-event, emergency-incidents, storm-disaster, maroochydore-4558, coolangatta-4225, rockhampton-4700, yeppoon-4703, toowoomba-4350, bundaberg-4670
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Chris Lee's home at Goombungee, north of Toowoomba, lost its roof in a storm Video
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Chris Lee's Goombungee house lost its roof about 8:30am when a powerful thunderstorm, which also cut power to thousands of properties and brought down trees, passed over his property north of Toowoomba.
Topics: storm-disaster, storm-event, goombungee-4354
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Old sewing machines help restore self-esteem in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam
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Two years on from Cyclone Pam, a different type of disaster relief has brought pride and income to women in Vanuatu through a program that helps them sell high-quality products to tourists.
Topics: storm-disaster, charities-and-community-organisations, vanuatu, pacific
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What does the new emergency services levy mean for you?
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From July 1, all landowners in New South Wales will have to pay a new emergency services levy. What are the changes and will it cost you more?
Topics: tax, insurance, storm-disaster, storm-event, floods, bushfire, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, emergency-planning, government-and-politics, nsw
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