2022 south eastern Australia floods

For the floods from February to April, see 2022 eastern Australia floods.
2022 south eastern Australia floods
DateOctober 2022 (2022-10)-present
LocationVictoria, Tasmania, north western and southern New South Wales, South Australia
Deaths7[1][2][3][4][5][improper synthesis?]

The 2022 south eastern Australia floods are a series of floods that have occurred in south-eastern Australia[nb 1] since October 2022.[6] Some towns experienced the highest river peaks in decades,[7] and many places saw rivers peak multiple times. The floods were attributed to excess torrential rain caused by La Niña and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole.[8]

In Victoria, the Campaspe River, Maribyrnong River, Avoca River, Goulburn River, Loddon River[9] and Broken River all flooded their banks.[10] In New South Wales, the Lachlan River caused major flooding in Forbes and the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga caused problems. In Tasmania, the Mersey River, Meander River and Macquarie River saw water levels reach major flood levels.[10] With the exception of the Maribyrnong River, the aforementioned Victoria and NSW rivers flow into the Murray River, which caused flooding downstream in North-Western Victoria and South Australia in November and December, and into January.[11]

The floods were expected to reduce Australia's economic growth and increase inflation.[12] According to the Insurance Council of Australia, the NSW floods were the nation's costliest natural disaster on record, with over $5.5 billion in claims.[13]

  1. ^ "Victorian man dies in backyard as floodwaters in Tasmania, New South Wales move downstream". ABC News. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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  3. ^ Cole, Hamish; Fernandez, Tim; Gorman, Mollie; Stephens, Romy (6 November 2022). "Second body found in central west NSW as large parts of the state experience near-record floods". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ^ Slade, Lucy (16 November 2022). "Woman's body found in search for people missing in flood-hit Eugowra". 9 News. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ Pezet, Lauren (19 November 2022). "NSW flood crisis continues with storms forecast, water rising at Condobolin, 23 SES emergency alerts in place". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Thousands under flood evacuation orders across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania". ABC News. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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  8. ^ "Why is Australia flooding?". Yahoo! News Australia. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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  10. ^ a b "Victoria, NSW and Tasmania experience flood emergency with thousands told to evacuate". The Guardian. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Daily River Murray flows crossing SA border reach levels not seen since 1970s". ABC News. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Australia floods to dent Dec-qtr GDP, spur inflation - Treasurer". Reuters. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. ^ "NSW floods become most expensive natural disaster on record with $5.5b in claims". Farm Online. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.


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