Storm Disaster

Video shows a fast-moving wall of sand turning the sky yellow as drivers flee the billowing clouds.

The latest State of the Environment report paints a "grim" picture for Western Australia, according to scientists, with mammal extinctions, bushfires and water availability highlighted as key areas of concern.

Wet weather across much of the country has caused a rapid rise in complaints about black mould.

The owner of a house in north-west Sydney that partially fell into a 6 metre-deep hole during a landslide says it felt "like an earthquake".

For many, what's left is heartbreaking as more residents have been told they can return with caution where floodwaters have receded.

While evacuation orders have been lifted in many parts, danger still looms for rural residents facing days of isolation.

Emergency services and civilians have rescued several horses from a flooded property in Millers Forest.

Just 12 hours after the main road into Kangaroo Valley reopened following the March floods, it was flooded again, leaving the community to navigate yet another disaster recovery and an "unprecedented" level of infrastructure damage.

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

A 72-year-old woman was rescued after being trapped in her car with water up to her neck on the NSW Mid-North Coast.

The State Emergency Service is warning conditions could deteriorate in the Hunter Valley.

The Port Authority of NSW confirms all 21 crew members aboard the MV Portland Bay are safe after being stuck off the coast of Sydney since Monday.

The resilience of people living in areas affected by floods for a second, third and fourth time is really being put to the test.

The Prime Minister says disaster payments worth up to one thousand dollars per adult will be available.

The announcement of the one-off cash grant comes as there are more than 100 evacuation orders across New South Wales due to intense flooding.

Any other day, Ted Kelleher will rave about his neighbourhood in flood-affected Greater Sydney. But as flood waters rise, he is taking fresh stock of the home he loves.

Poor conditions overnight have thwarted rescue attempts as MV Portland Bay is anchored off Cronulla. Rescuers hope the ship can be towed in to nearby Port Botany once conditions ease, possibly on Wednesday. 

Emergency services have assessed a cargo ship which lost power off the Royal National Park, to determine whether it was safe to rescue the ship's crew.

Owner of a Windsor cafe, Kirsty Camilleri says she does not know what normal is anymore after experiencing the area's fifth flood in three years.

Authorities believe a tugboat has arrived to assist a cargo ship which has lost power in a storm off the coast of the Royal National Park, preventing it from being pushed towards the cliffs.

More than 20 people are missing after an engineering vessel with 30 crew members on board snapped in half during a typhoon in waters off the coast of Hong Kong. 

Defence force troops have been put on standby to respond to more heavy rain for the NSW coast, with the Illawarra receiving a month of rain in 24 hours.

Cyclone numbers have dropped around the world, according to new research from an Australian-led team of scientists who say the storms are becoming more intense.

The wife of a Tasmanian man who died in floods in 2016 told police the floodwater that killed her husband "came so quickly" and she had "never seen anything like it before".