australia floods 2022
The Floods in Central NSW Are Being Chronicled in Real-Time on TikTok
Creators are taking to the video app to offer context to a major flood event in the town of Forbes, expected by authorities to break records.
A ‘Tidal Wave’ of Rising Flood Water Has Forced Evacuations in Central NSW
“It’s being described as a warzone. There’s so much destruction—homes have just been washed away.”
Australian Authorities Failed to Protect Lismore Flood Victims, Report Finds
“I could hear her screaming; she was only three houses down.”
Flood-Affected Pharmacists Want A Disaster Plan From the Government
“We’ve seen pharmacists on the back of jetskis trying to get medicines to people who need them, that’s how dedicated they are.”
Conspiracy Theorists In Byron Bay's Floods Dont Want to Hear About Climate Change
“How can people think that’s not climate change?”
Flood Victims Say Cops Are Relying on Them to Source and Pay For Tools
“The cracks that we saw in the system from the beginning are now bursting with water.”
No Internet, No Scripts: How Drug Runners and Pharmacists Tackled Australia’s Flood Emergency
A network of pharmacists and drug runners took to evacuation centres to ensure everyone had access to prescription drugs.
Scott Morrison Is Being Accused of Holding Up NSW Flood Relief to Campaign in WA
“We’re just standing around here like idiots with our arms crossed, while thousands of people have just lost their entire lives and are sleeping in fucking tents.”
Charities ‘Nowhere to Be Seen’ As Flood Victims Raise Money for Themselves
Community leaders are responsible for more than 2,005 GoFundMe pages as charities like the Red Cross are “nowhere to be seen”.
Australia’s National Aboriginal Newspaper Is Running Lismore’s Recovery
The newspaper’s headquarters have turned into ground zero for a community reeling after unprecedented flood damage.
Australian Troops Seen Taking Photos and Drinking Coffee While Flood Victims Lead Recovery Efforts
“You see them walking around with coffees, helping out in the civic centres, but that was the last I’d seen of them.”