Fire stations and community centers across Southern California are handing out sand and sandbags free of charge ahead of impending heavy March showers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Residents must ...

Fill your sandbags halfway so they are not too heavy to lift and can be stacked properly. • You may take 20 sandbags per trip.

More sandbags have been distributed across Brisbane than ever before, as south-east Queenslanders prepare for the cyclone to make landfall.

Brisbane residents have complained about waiting several hours in queues to only be allowed to collect 10 sandbags as they ...