Update 7: Flooding Palumpa
4pm Sunday 22 March 2026
The community is experiencing localised flooding and is currently isolated, with no road access.
Palumpa was fully evacuated to Darwin, where residents are accommodated at Marrara Indoor Stadium.
Welfare support
Residents from Palumpa are being supported by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Welfare Group. Evacuation temporary accommodation has now been established 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, administered by DCF.
School
Nganmarriyanga School will remain closed until the community is repatriated.
Students from Nganmarriyanga School are attending pop-up schools in Darwin and Palmerston.
Boil water alert
NT Health has issued a boil water alert for Palumpa. Use cooled boiled water or bottled water for:
- drinking
- preparing food
- preparing baby formula
- brushing teeth.