Storm Event

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

Footage has emerged of a sandstorm that reportedly chased motorists for more than 100 kilometres across the Haixi region of Qinghai province.

Queensland should get a reprieve from wet conditions today, after being hit by heavy rain and strong winds on Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Swiftwater rescue crews are on the scene after flash flooding in Nanango and Kingaroy as an east coast low causes 6-metre waves and dangerous conditions in parts of Queensland.

Wild winds and dangerous surf warnings are in place for much of Queensland's coastline, as an east coast low develops in the Coral Sea.

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

Erosion on Sydney's beaches is nearing a dangerous tipping point, an expert warns, with up to 30 metres stripped off some beaches and another La Niña event expected later this year.

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.

Twenty-six SES volunteers and 11 Fire Rescue officers from Victoria have been deployed to assist the flood recovery effort in NSW.

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

A rescue operation has taken place to bring the Portland Bay into Port Botany in rough weather conditions.

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

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says that a ship stranded off the NSW coast must be moved today because the weather is expected to get worse, while the New South Wales Port Authority wants to take a cautious approach and wait for more favourable conditions.

Chinese rescue teams save a fourth person and recover 12 bodies as they continue searching for the missing crew members of an engineering ship that sank over the weekend with 30 people onboard. 

Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says current storm circumstances do not require the Federal Governmet to delclare a national emergency.

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.

Rescue teams battled strong winds to winch the workers to safety.

An east coast low bearing down on Sydney overnight is forecast to drive further heavy rainfall on an already saturated catchment, leading to major floods on the Hawkesbury, Nepean, and Colo rivers.

Emergency officials say the Hawkesbury-Nepean River is experiencing major flooding, and Warragamba Dam is spilling earlier than expected.

A crew member is winched to safety from an engineering vessel that snapped in half during a typhoon in the South China Sea.

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. 

The weather bureau is warning an east coast low could develop off the NSW coast, causing flash flooding and potential landslips over the coming days.