Katherine escapes more flood damage as remote evacuees start heading home
By Gemma Ferguson and Courtney Barrett Peters
Major flooding has eased along the Katherine River and the town has been spared further damage, while surrounding remote communities are starting to recover.
#Floods #WeatherForecasts #ExtremeWeatherEvents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #WaterSupply #EmergencyEvacuation #RuralandRemoteCommunities #GemmaFerguson #CourtneyBarrettPeters
Man dies in police custody in Darwin after being put in back of police vehicle
By Gemma Ferguson
Authorities have confirmed a man died in police custody in Darwin's northern suburbs overnight, after he was "arrested without incident".
Katherine braces for possibility of second major flood this month
By Gemma Ferguson and Grace Atta
Residents in Katherine are bracing for the possibility of major riverine flooding today, which would mark the second significant weather event to rock the town in a month.
#Floods #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Rain #WeatherForecasts #ExtremeWeatherEvents #Volunteering #EmergencyServices #StateandTerritoryGovernment #GemmaFerguson #GraceAtta
NT rivers at risk of renewed flooding as Adelaide River surveys damage
By Tilda Colling, Jane Bardon, Olivana Lathouris, and Gemma Ferguson
BOM is warning major riverine flooding could follow the "moderate to heavy rainfall" dumped across the NT by ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
#Floods #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #WeatherForecasts #Rain #RuralandRemoteCommunities #EmergencyEvacuation #TildaColling #JaneBardon #OlivanaLathouris # #GemmaFerguson
Ex-TC Narelle leaves NT with minimal damage but emergency 'not over yet'
By Gemma Ferguson, Tilda Colling, and Jason Walls
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle has left the Northern Territory after dumping more than 200mm of rain on the Top End overnight, but authorities have warned the emergency is "not over".
#Floods #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #RuralandRemoteCommunities #ExtremeWeatherEvents #WeatherForecasts #Rain #Cyclones #GemmaFerguson #TildaColling # #JasonWalls
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