Update 1: Flooding – Katherine and Wugularr (Beswick)

8am Friday 6 March 2026

A lot of rain fell in the Katherine region overnight, resulting in rapid rises in both the Waterhouse and Katherine Rivers.

Emergency SMS alerts have been sent out to residents in these areas.

This is not a drill. People in these areas need to take action now. Residents at Wugularr are being relocated to the top camp.

People in low-lying areas along the Katherine River between Nitmiluk and downstream past town need to move to higher ground now.

Now is the time to enact your emergency plans.

If you have to leave and you can’t take your pets, leave them outside if you have a single storey house. Do not tether them. If you have an elevated/two storey house, they are safer inside where they can escape any rising floodwaters.

Don’t be a floodwit – stay out of any kind of floodwaters. Don’t drive, play or swim in flooded crossings, pipes, drains or culverts. The water may have washed out the road or ground surface, there may be obstacles or debris, it could well be contaminated, and crocodiles are an ever-present risk to the waterways across the Big Rivers and Top End regions.

Avoid any unnecessary travel. Road conditions can change rapidly, particularly as the weather deteriorates. If you must travel, please check the Road Report NT website before you head out.

Stay tuned in to ABC for updates and to follow SecureNT for all the latest alerts and warnings.