Katherine River reaches major flood level with emergency warning in place | ABC NEWS

00:00 Emergency flood warnings are in place for the Top End Northern Territory towns of Katherine and Beswick. The Katherine River surpassed the major flood level of 17.5 metres this evening and forecasters say further rises are expected tonight. 02:59 Update from evacuation centre at Katherine High School with reporter James Elton. 04:38 Incoming patients arriving at Royal Darwin Hospital from flood affected communities. Update from Tilda Colling. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/katherine-river-major-flood-warning-beswick-emergency/106422866 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: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNewsNT