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WATCH NOWVideoCCTV captures floodwaters surging into Vic carpark

An amazing video has captured a Victorian underground carpark filling with water at frightening speed as the State reels from widespread flooding.

Batten downCommentsPerth residents told to brace for severe storm tonight

People are being warned to brace themselves for severe weather that is expected to hit later tonight across the South West.

Brianna Dugan

Warmer worldPremiumWA farming to look vastly different by 2050, says CSIRO

Farmers in some areas may shift to planting grain only once every three years, while other regions now used to grow only wool and sheep could shift to cropping.

Jenne Brammer

Wet and wildCommentsSevere weather warning issued for parts of WA

Coastal communities have been urged to prepare for heavy rain in parts of the Pilbara and Gascoyne and severe weather in the South West, including intense winds, dangerous surf and high tides.

‘Hand yourself in’VideoPremiumMan charged over $30K Seroja raid fails to front court

An arrest warrant has been issued for the man accused of stealing more than $30,000 in electronic goods from a Geraldton store as Cyclone Seroja tore through the region.

Liam Beatty

Severe weather warningVideoWet weekend ahead for Perth with storms and heavy rain

A severe weather warning will remain in place for Perth today, with thunderstorms and heavy rain to continue throughout the day.

Severe WeatherIndia starts evacuations ahead of cyclone

Evacuations are underway on India's east coast ahead of a powerful cyclone.

Jatindra Dash and Subrata Nagchoudhury

Winter wonderlandVideoHikers wake to first Bluff Knoll snowfall of 2021

Snow has been recorded on WA’s most famous peak for the first time in eight months as the State shivered through one of its coldest days of the year.

Natalie Richards

Severe WeatherCyclone Tauktae toll tops 100 in India

Cyclone Tauktae has clamed more than 100 lives on India's west coast including dozens killed when a barge sank off Mumbai.

AAP

Pushed backWet weather delays Chicken and Beer Fest again

Punters looking to satisfy their hankering for finger licking chicken and tasty beer will have to wait even longer with Perth’s inaugural Chicken and Beer Festival pushed back for a second time.

Severe WeatherCyclone in western India weakens

A cyclone that slammed into India's west coast has weakened, leaving a trail of destruction and at least 19 people dead.

Sumit Khanna

Severe WeatherIndia's Gujarat state braces for cyclone

A severe cyclone is expected to make landfall in the Indian state of Gujerat, with nearly 150,000 people moved from their homes to safety.

Sumit Khanna

Severe WeatherRivers may not recover from drought: study

An Australian study has overturned the common assumption that rivers always recover after drought.

Liz Hobday

Serjoa clean-upCommentsPremiumWestern Power workers in Geraldton threaten protest

Cyclone-affected communities in Geraldton have become caught in a pay dispute between Western Power and its workers.

Briana Fiore

Industrial actionCommentsPremiumWorker’s protests could delay Seroja power restoration

Western Power says industrial action from its workers could delay restoring power to cyclone-affected communities in the Mid West.

Briana Fiore and Elise Van Aken

Too soon?VideoCommentsKalbarri to reopen tomorrow after cyclone devastation

Kalbarri is set to roll out the welcome mat to tourists less than a month after Cyclone Seroja devastated the popular holiday spot and left up to 70 per cent of properties in the town damaged.

Ben O'Shea

Bush unpluggedPremiumWA outback goes off grid to survive wild weather, fires

Storms or wildfires that down power lines and disrupt supply are the nightmare of grids around the world, but WA’s power providers have found an alternative.

Rob Verdonck

Telecommunication troubleCommentsPremiumNationals call for regional network boost after cyclone

The Nationals are pushing for an upgrade to mobile networks in regional WA after cyclone Seroja left victims unable to receive emergency alerts.

Briana Fiore

‘No room for complacency’VideoCommentsPremiumGrim asbestos warning for cyclone-ravaged areas

A respiratory expert has urged residents in cyclone-ravaged towns to wear masks when handling asbestos, as it is revealed that ‘background levels’ of airborne asbestos have been detected in Kalbarri.

Sarah Steger

Severe WeatherDeadly typhoon blows near Philippines

A typhoon has left at least one person dead, another missing and prompted the evacuation of more than 100,000 people in the eastern and central Philippines.

Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Power outage helpCommentsPremiumFinancial relief on way for cyclone victims

Relief for those affected by ex-tropical cyclone Seroja has been announced, after 20 per cent of the Western Power network — an area larger than Tasmania — was taken off the grid.

Briana Fiore

Classroom ClosuresCommentsPremiumSchools smashed by Seroja ‘unsafe’ for Term 2 start

Students at two public schools smashed by Cyclone Seroja will not be able to return to their classrooms for the start of Term 2, but their schooling will go ahead.

Bethany Hiatt

Seroja DisasterVideoCommentsPremiumScoMo praises the ‘resilience of West Australians’

As he flew out of Perth today, Scott Morrison said the fighting spirit of the people of the Mid west — who had seen their homes and businesses destroyed by Cyclone Seroja — was ‘inspiring’.

Joe Spagnolo

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‘I’m broken’CommentsPremium
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Reporting in the eye of the storm

Reporter Ben Downie describes the visceral chaos he experienced while covering tropical cyclone Seroja in Kalbarri.

Ben Downie