WA floods declared a natural disaster
WA floods declared a natural disaster Updated: 06:18, Thursday January 3, 2013 The rains and flooding which deluged Western Australia's southern region before Christmas have officially been declared a natural disaster, making communities eligible for federal and state money to help fix the damage.
A state of natural disaster has been declared in flood-ravaged parts of Fiji, as disaster officials use a break in the weather to try to assess the extent of the damage.