Australia news live: Queensland stock losses from floods and cyclone top 50,000 amid fears ‘that is only the beginning’, premier says | Australia news

Australia news live: Queensland stock losses from floods and cyclone top 50,000 amid fears ‘that is only the beginning’, premier says | Australia news

More than 50,000 farm stock animals lost in Queensland: Crisafulli The Queensland premier has said that the state has lost more than 50,000 farm stock animals in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji, and he fears that number “is only the beginning”. Crisafulli said: We’ve now gone past 50,000 stock losses from this event. I […]

Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

Flora Druryand BBC Indonesian Watch: BBC reports from the site of deadly flooding in West Sumatra The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to reach affected areas. The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed […]

Hunger crisis deepens in South Sudan amid conflict, floods, monitor says | Floods News

Hunger crisis deepens in South Sudan amid conflict, floods, monitor says | Floods News

Renewed fighting, floods and challenges to aid access are worsening the humanitarian crisis, hunger monitor says. More than 7.55 million people in South Sudan will face malnutrition during next year’s April-to-July lean season, when food supplies are usually lower, according to a global hunger monitor. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed […]