Katherine experiences worst flooding in 28 years as remote NT communities evacuated | ABC NEWS

Katherine has experienced its worst flooding in 28 years, with several Territorians rescued by helicopter this weekend after they were stranded in a nearby remote community. Authorities received 120 calls for help across the Top End over the 24 hours to Sunday afternoon, with roughly 1,000 flood evacuees currently being housed in temporary shelters. The Katherine River peaked at 19.2 metres around 10:45pm on Saturday, inundating homes and businesses, but has been falling since. Hundreds of millimetres of rain have been dumped over catchments in recent days, sending a surge of water down several rivers. It caused the town of Daly River, also known as Nauiyu, to reach and exceed the major flood level of 14 metres on Saturday. Daly River residents are expected to endure another weeks-long stay at the Foskey Pavilion emergency evacuation centre in Darwin's showgrounds. Further south-west of Nauiyu, about 200 residents were also evacuated by air from the remote community of Palumpa — also known as Nganmarriyanga — as floodwaters inundated a number of homes. By James Elton and Joseph Hathaway-Wilson for ABC News Northern Territory. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-0... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-0... ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNEWSNT