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St. Louis officials defend 911 response for dying woman, say fixes are coming

ST. LOUIS — City officials at a press conference Wednesday defended their response to a weekend incident where people reported calling 911 for a dying woman for more than an hour before help arrived, saying first responders did the best they could under the circumstances. They also said they are…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

China floods: Xi Jinping urges action as rains kill 15 and displace thousands

Scientists have warned the country to expect ‘multiple natural disasters’ this month including typhoons and high temperatures

The Guardian - AU

Uninsured Lismore homes stay mud-caked and unrepaired

Uninsured Lismore residents are being forced to make do with their flood-damaged homes while they wait to hear if financial help will ever arrive.

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UK weather: Brits brace for heavy rain and wind barrage as flood risk warning issued

A yellow weather warning for wind and rain is in force for a large swathe of the east of England until 6am on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Parts of UK to be hit with heavy rain for NINE hours with battering 60mph winds

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and winds which could rise up to 60mph for parts of the country and last for nine hours, leading to flooding during the rush hour on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Rain leaves a trail of destruction across State

The first major heavy spell of the southwest monsoon left a trail of destruction across the State on Tuesday. Traffic was disrupted as trees toppled over at many places in heavy rain and wind. Uprooted trees fell on electricity lines disrupting power supply at many places.

The Hindu

Chicago flooding is stark reminder of vulnerability of major cities during extreme weather

Heavy rains flooding Chicago neighborhoods and cancelling NASCAR street races serve as stark reminders of the vulnerability of urban centers during extreme weather events

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Chicago area cleans up, dries out after record rains flood basements, streets

Sunday’s storm dropped as much as 9 inches of rain in some places. Chicago’s Northwest and West sides were hard-hit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago rain totals from Sunday already past average for month of July, weather service says

The average for the month of July is 3.7 inches and some areas of the metro area, from Berwyn to Chicago’s Garfield Park, saw over 8 inches.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Stay out of the water’: what lurks below California’s zombie lake?

Winter storms inundated an industrial agricultural area the size of Lake Tahoe, flooding fields, homes and electricity grids

The Guardian - US

Flooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a slight respite from an extreme heat wave

Flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a brief respite from a sweltering heat wave

The Independent UK

Protecting Auckland may require unpopular changes

Auckland Council is looking at changes to the unitary plan to reduce the impact of future weather events

Newsroom.co.nz

Heavy rains cause flood-like situation in many areas of Gujarat; Dharampur in Valsad gets 234 mm in 24 hours

Jamnagar is one of the worst-affect districts with police saying 11 people have died in rain-related incidents since Friday.

The Hindu

More funds for Kimberley, flood rebuild to take years

The federal and WA governments have provided an extra $144 million to fund the flood recovery in the Kimberley region, which could take as long as two years.

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Campaign to save otters being killed when forced to cross busy Bristol road

The otter is the face of Bristol's new litter campaign but in South Bristol the real ones are getting killed

The Hindu

Crowdsourced data from Twitter help identify flooded areas in real time

In India, there is a lack of real-time data that alerts people on places that are likely to be flooded. The article talks about a team of researchers from IIT Bombay who has turned to Twitter to crowdsource data to identify that are water logged after heavy rainfall that anyone…

The Hindu

Flood-like situation in Gujarat as heavy rains lash State

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Gujarat in the last 24 hours, inundating low-lying areas in cities and villages and creating a flood-like situation.

Los Angeles Times

In the wake of winter storm damage, Pajaro River flood-control efforts slide

Just months after a levee failure inundated the small farmworker community of Pajaro, Calif., and sent thousands fleeing, cracks have already begun forming in the regional agency tasked with maintaining flood infrastructure.

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AAP

Fast-track funding to fix flood-affected roads, bridges

Local councils will share in almost $1.8 billion in advance payments to help fix infrastructure damaged in successive natural disasters.

Kiplinger

10 States Sue the Biden Administration Over High Flood Insurance Rates: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Risk Rating 2.0 pricing plan could raise average flood insurance rates 100%, and states like Florida and Louisiana are pushing back.

Los Angeles Times

Tulare Lake floodwaters now receding, Newsom’s office says. ‘We’ve turned a corner’

After months of concern that Sierra Nevada snowmelt would send torrents of water into an already flooded Tulare Lake and inundate more communities and infrastructure, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced that the waters of the resurgent lake have finally begun to recede.

AAP

Reset needed on troubled flood buybacks: NSW Premier

A flood buyback scheme for low-lying properties in the Northern Rivers needs a reset, NSW premier Chris Minns says, amid widespread confusion over eligibility.

The Hindu

World Bank to provide nearly ₹3000 crore for flood prevention in the city

The State government is in the final stages of finalising an action plan for a World Bank project to prevent floods in the city. The project will make a whopping ₹3000 crore available for flood mitigation in the city, parts of which have been flooded over the years including in…

AAP

Flooded NSW communities feel abandoned by governments

Residents of the flood-hit northern NSW town of Lismore are feeling abandoned by governments following sluggish recovery efforts.

AAP

Flooded NSW councils demand disaster response overhaul

Councils impacted by devastating floods in 2022 say nothing has changed in disaster response strategies, with fears problems could recur.

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