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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Peep These Hectic Pics And Vids Of The Truly Fucked Storm Which Swept Across NSW

Ohhh no.

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Dubbo left without power as hailstorm hits, emergency crews respond to multiple calls for assistance

Residents in parts of NSW are without power following a powerful storm that swept through the Central West, leaving a trail of damage in its wake.

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SA lifts Murray flooding emergency declaration

South Australia has revoked an emergency management declaration in response to flooding down the Murray River.

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Severe storms lash NSW amid warnings of worse to come

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for dangerous slow-moving storms between Wollongong and Sydney with warnings of flash flooding.

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Broome and Derby reconnected as Great Northern Highway reopens after floods

A key transport route in West Australia's north west has reopened after recent, record-breaking floods completely washed away a 3-kilometre stretch of highway.

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Insurance crisis deepens for homes, business and local councils in flood prone areas of northern NSW

Almost a year after the country's most costly natural disaster, the hardest-hit areas in northern New South Wales are grappling with a future where many homes, businesses and even local councils are uninsurable.

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NSW hit by flash flooding and intense rainfall as Queensland on cyclone watch

Sydney deluge traps people in cars, while residents evacuated from Shoalhaven aged care home

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Flash flooding and rescues in Sydney, Illawarra as parts of South Coast cop 300mm of rain

Schools, roads and train lines have been closed as an intense storm system has moved from Sydney's south to the Central Coast, with more than 600 calls for assistance.

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Stormwaters run deep: Auckland councillors call for audit

As the waters recede through choked and overloaded stormwater infrastructure, debates have opened up over the city’s future pattern of development

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Franz Josef ‘held to ransom’ by hotel company

Westland’s mayor is fuming as court action by Scenic Hotel Group delays flood-protection work in the vulnerable tourist town.

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‘God, come help us’: Pakistan families still hungry and homeless six months after floods

Forced to endure a ‘humiliating’ life in tent cities, waiting for stagnant waters to recede, villagers say they have been abandoned

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Greens push for new inquiry into Maribyrnong floods as Melbourne Water's review hits a snag

Melbourne Water's review into last year's Maribyrnong floods is under scrutiny after the inquiry's head stood down over a perceived conflict of interest.

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Kimberley shires demand simpler disaster road funding process as flood costs loom

Kimberley shires say "overly burdensome" bureaucratic hurdles are holding up crucial funds to repair flood-damaged outback roads used by pastoral stations and Indigenous communities.

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'Perceived' conflict forced out flood review chief

Melbourne Water will appoint a new independent lead for the Maribyrnong flood review after Nick Wimbush stood down from the role.

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Climate risk in an unfair world

Meg Parsons and Iresh Jayawardena explain why managing climate risk is a complex social justice issue.

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Christchurch offers waterlogged Auckland three blunt lessons in resilience

It's heartbreaking to wade into people's homes and experience first-hand the impact of major floods, says the former Christchurch mayor. Traumatised communities need to be involved in their recovery – what happens next in Auckland is vital.

Daily Mirror

Firefighter dies after being swept into storm drain during devastating flooding

Tre Evans-Dumaran, 24, had been helping residents hit by heavy flooding on the Hawaiian island of Maui when he was sucked into the storm drain and swept 800 yards to the shoreline

Daily Record

Essential Dumfries and Galloway Road "littered with massive potholes"

Frustrated residents claim the state the B740 near Sanquhar shows a “whole new level of neglect” by Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Riverland communities welcome reopening of River Murray to more people weeks after SA floods

It's been a long few months for residents and businesses along the SA leg of the mighty Murray, but things are slowly turning around.

AAP

Clean-up continues after Auckland's deadly flooding

A week on from Auckland flooding, the damage assessment is largely done and emergency management teams are prioritising waste removal.

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Defining braided rivers will help avoid future disasters

Lawmakers are being urged to bridge the legal and scientific divide over braided rivers

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Māori disproportionately exposed to flood risk

As the floodwaters recede in Auckland, modelling commissioned by the Treasury shows the risks of inundation fall unequally across New Zealand.

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The four-wheeled submarines of Auckland

Someone left the Swift out in the rain - insurance agents are overloaded with calls about flood-damaged vehicles

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Plans for nearly 300 homes could be approved despite flood 'fears'

The plans have attracted controversy for a number of years

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WA's Great Northern Highway to reopen after devastating flooding cut road between Broome and Derby

Broome and Derby will be linked again by road — after a fashion — thanks to a speedy effort in demanding conditions to repair long stretches of damage to the Great Northern Highway.

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