Update 9: Flooding Daly River
7pm Sunday 22 March 2026
Daly River reached record flood level and is peaking.
Waters are expected to remain at major flood level for at least a week.
An Emergency Warning is in place for Daly River. Avoid the area.
Welfare support
The community of Nauiyu was fully evacuated to Darwin, where residents are accommodated at Foskey Pavilion where they are being supported by the Department of Children and Families (DET) Welfare Group.
Residents will shortly move to evacuation temporary accommodation in Batchelor - providing safer, more sustainable living arrangements as flood recovery continues.
Financial assistance will be provided to eligible residents from the evacuation temporary accommodation site, administered by DET.
School
Woolianna School will remain closed until further notice.
Students from Woolianna School are attending pop-up schools in Darwin and Palmerston and will attend pop-up schools once in Batchelor.
Boil water alert
NT Health has issued a boil water alert for Daly River. Use cooled boiled water or bottled water for:
- drinking
- preparing food
- preparing baby formula
- brushing teeth.