Floods

The Bureau of Meteorology is set to issue a cyclone watch alert for parts of the Northern Territory from tomorrow, as residents attempting to clean up after devastating floods brace for more rain. 

Scientists warn sharp swings from extreme heat to flooding this summer signal climate change is overtaking other weather drivers.

Territorians are being urged to "get ahead" of a cyclone that could arrive in the NT this weekend, as the government announces a $100 million Flood Recovery Fund.

The Northern Territory chief minister is flying to Canberra today to meet with federal MPs to discuss funding for flood recovery efforts, having flagged the damage bill across the territory could stretch into the tens of millions of dollars.

A tropical low sitting south of the Solomon Islands now has a "high chance" of becoming a cyclone as it heads towards the Queensland coast.

The swollen Thomson River has carried floodwaters closer to homes with levels forecast to continue rising.

Flooding in the remote community of Nauiyu/Daly River, about 220 kilometres south-west of Darwin, has become the community's worst on record. 

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro is asking the federal government to deploy the ADF as floodwaters start to recede in parts of the Top End, while emergency services brace for more rain in central Australia.

Government schools in Katherine will reopen from Monday, while Katherine High School will operate under a "hybrid model", with the evacuation centre continuing on site.

Aussie Rules players in Darwin with symptoms of conjunctivitis are being urged to contact health authorities amid an outbreak of unknown origin affecting dozens of players.

Darwin's main water supply failed this week, forcing thousands of households onto unexpected water restrictions. Now questions are being asked about the response.

Many regions across the Northern Territory were submerged by flooding this week. Here is some of the most dramatic footage from the extreme weather event, right across the Top End.

Longreach braces for flooding set to peak this weekend as residents in low-lying areas of the town are told to sandbag their homes.

Two Chinese holiday-makers killed in Queensland floodwater were in contact with their friends hours before their tragic deaths.

Residents are rescued from homes and vehicles after flash flooding in the Northern Rivers region in New South Wales. 

Residents in Banglow were surprised flash flooding on Friday afternoon on Deacon Street.

Katherine saw major flooding rip through the Top End town almost 30 years ago.

When Member of the Legislative Assembly Jo Hersey stood up for a media interview about the floods in her home town Katherine last weekend, she had tears in her eyes.

Jo Hersey says fresh flooding triggers memories of previous disasters such as the 1998 flood.

Flooding in the remote Northern Territory town of Daly River has become the community's worst on record, surpassing the previous highest water level recorded in 1998.