A powerful cyclone came ashore on Australia’s northeastern coast on Tuesday, the most intense storm to strike the country in several years. Cyclone Debbie made landfall on the Queensland coast south ...

SYDNEY, March 28-- The Insurance Council of Australia issued the following news release: The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for damage caused by Severe Tropical ...

A second woman’s body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone. Category four ...

RESIDENTS in far north Queensland are refusing to leave their homes despite being in the direct path of Cyclone Debbie and a predicted four-metre surge of water. Residents were informed a forced ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand began a major clean-up operation on Friday after heavy rain and floodwaters from the tail end of Cyclone Debbie swamped towns in the North Island and caused ...

A “monster” cyclone smashed into northeast Australia Tuesday, cutting power, damaging buildings and uprooting trees, with coastal residents battling lashing rain and howling winds. Great Barrier Reef ...

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescue workers used tractors and boats to evacuate thousands of people at the top of New Zealand's North Island on Thursday as flood waters from ex-Cyclone Debbie surged ...

The property insurance market’s loss for tropical cyclone Debbie has risen to A$1.7 billion (US$1.34 billion), according to PERILS, the... The estimate for the property insurance market’s loss for ...

After suffering through Cyclone Debbie and Cyclone Cook it could still be years before Bay of Plenty's horticulture industry fully recovers. Avocado and kiwifruit growers are cleaning up after bearing ...

People who’ve lived through natural disasters, such as floods or cyclones, often re-assess their priorities. But for Australians who’ve lived through a severe cyclone, this can affect them in a way ...