WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a few days, ...

Heavy rainfall has eased, but evacuated residents of northeastern Australia have been told it is not yet safe to return home ...

Residents in Townsville’s 'black zone' have been given the green light to return home after days of flooding. Authorities ...

Queensland's state premier said the region has faced rainfall of "monsoonal proportions" - as residents were told to be wary ...

"This is going to be a recovery that doesn't go for a week or a month, this is going to take some time," Crisafulli said. A ...

The Bureau of Meteorology warned that Tuesday could bring heavy rainfall between Cairns and Townsville with a severe weather ...

A second woman is confirmed to have died in flooding which has inflicted "incredible" devastation on communities in northern ...

Some areas have seen up to 600mm of rain in just 24 hours, with forecasts predicting more heavy downpours in coming days ...

Flood-hit Townsville, a coastal tourist destination near the Great Barrier Reef, was declared a “black zone”. Read more at ...

A second woman has died in floodwaters in a rain-hit Queensland region as showers begin to ease following days of torrential ...

Conditions are starting to ease across Townsville but the risk of dangerous flooding remains in some areas of North Queensland.