As of March 11, numerous flood watches and warnings remained in effect across two large regions in northern Australia. Days of torrential rain had brought the worst flooding some spots had seen in decades, with some residents told to evacuate. Successive days of heavy rain also impacted the town of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.

Police in Australia warned of crocodiles "absolutely everywhere" and said they had moved more than 1,000 people across the state into shelter after massive floods.

Police in Australia's Northern Territory have evacuated more than a thousand people and warned of crocodiles in floodwaters amid heavy rain over the weekend.

The town of Alice Springs lies near Australia’s geographic center, in a region often called the “Red Centre” for the rusty hue of its desert landscape. After weeks of heavy rainfall in February and March 2026,

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that military troops will be deployed to help communities hit by days of flooding in Northern Territory (NT), Xinhua reported.