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Natural Disasters

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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami warning cancelled

There have not been any immediate reports of damages or injuries.

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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck in the sea southwest of Hihifo, Tonga. (file (Xavier La Canna/AAP PHOTOS)

‘High alert’: Grim Christmas warning for South Australia’s Riverland communities

‘It is important that households and businesses take action now.’

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Water is beginning to overflow on some roads in South Australia’s Riverland.

WATCH LIVE: SA Premier Peter Malinauskas provides update on Riverland flood preparation

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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas is providing South Australians with an update on flood preparation

See the miraculous moment a boy is pulled alive from the rubble after Indonesia’s earthquake

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WATCH: Amazing footage shows moment six-year-old boy is pulled alive from rubble of Indonesia earthquake

South Australian Riverland communities race to prepare for floods

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The Riverland last experienced major flooding in the 70s

Many schoolchildren among 252 dead following Indonesia earthquake

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Many children among 252 dead following Indonesia earthquake.