Four people have been killed and 10 others remain missing in China's Guangdong province while dozens of houses have collapsed or been damaged in floods.
Mei Mei Chu, David Kirton and Liz Lee
New river height gauges, cameras, signage and sensor technology will form part of a $7 million investment for flood-hit regions in Queensland.
Keira Jenkins
Major flooding is being forecast as sections of rivers and tributaries in China's Guangdong province reach levels not seen in 50 years, officials warn.
Bernard Orr and Ethan Wang
Months after Cyclone Jasper inundated the community of Wujal Wujal in far north Queensland, residents are finally returning home.
More than 11,000 people have been told to leave the area around Indonesia's Ruang volcano as a tsunami alert was issued.
Edna Tarigan
Seismologists say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck southern Japan in the Bungo Channel.
Staff Writers
A volcano, located on Indonesia's Ruang island about 100km from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times this week.
Ananda Teresia
A teenage boy has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital by helicopter after he fell at a popular hiking spot.
Caleb Runciman
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, 110km southeast of the West New Britain provincial capital Kimbe at a depth of 68km.
At least 13 people have died and some 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya, with forecasters warning more rains can be expected until June.
Parts of Russia and Kazakhstan are experiencing their worst flood events in almost a century as water levels in major rivers continue to rise.
Tenants should be insured for alternative accommodation and warned if a property has been through a flood before signing a lease, a tenancy advocacy body says.
More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee after a deluge of melted snow burst the banks of major rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Queenslanders whose homes were damaged two years ago in disastrous flooding say they are still waiting on claims to be finalised or repairs to begin.
Savannah Meacham
More than 10,400 homes across Russia are flooded, with the Urals, Siberia, the Volga and central regions the worst hit.
Liberal leader Libby Mettam has called out the State Government for its ‘complete and utter failure’ to strengthen WA’s supply chains as supermarket shelves remain empty due to severe flooding.
Claire Sadler
Russia is experiencing widespread flooding after Europe's third longest river swelled several metres in hours, bursting through a dam embankment in Orsk.
Guy Faulconbridge
Some of the worst floods in decades have hit a string of Russian regions in the Ural Mountains and Siberia.
Flood waters are rising in two cities in Russia's Ural mountains after dam breaches left more than 6000 homes inundated.
An earthquake has shaken the densely populated New York City metropolitan area, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the northeast of the US.
Julia Harte and Joseph Ax
Taiwanese officials say two Australians are missing following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least ten people.
NSW SES commissioner Carlene York says copping criticism over the handling of the Northern Rivers floods has been the biggest challenge of her career.
Jack Gramenz and Samantha Lock
An Easter getaway quickly turned terrifying for Hasluck MP Tania Lawrence when she and her husband were caught up in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan.
Katina Curtis
Six miners have been flown to safety amid efforts to save hundreds of people trapped after a powerful earthquake hit Taiwan, killing nine and hurting over 1000.
Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher