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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

At least 19 killed in flash floods in Indonesia, most on island of Bali

President Prabowo Subianto orders acceleration of search operations and handling of aftermath of deadly flooding.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian rescuers search for missing people as floods recede

Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for survivors of devastating flash floods that struck two provinces in Indonesia a day earlier

The Independent UK

Wild weather brings flash floods in Sydney and at least two tornados reported in regional NSW

Light rail passengers rescued in Randwick on Wednesday night as severe weather warnings remain in place across NSW

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Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse

Exclusive: Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people

The Guardian - AU

A Youth Motorcyclist Was Just Electrocuted After Braving a Flooded Street

While motorcycles tend to be able to traverse water crossings and rivers and streams, it's a bad idea to wade through floodwaters, as downed powerlines can lead to being electrocuted, as one guy recently found out.

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Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead and 13 missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while authorities say 13 people are missing after flash floods struck two provinces of the island nation

The Independent UK

Rescuers in Pakistan scramble to save residents as swollen rivers reach dangerous levels

Officials say rescuers backed by the military and volunteers are racing against time to evacuate thousands of people from flooded villages near Jalalpur Pirwala in eastern Pakistan

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Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state

Heavy rainfall forecast to continue in Sydney on Thursday as low pressure weather system heads for parts of Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Twenty Years Later, Katrina Still Haunts the Gulf from New Orleans to Houston

A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where weather is getting more extreme.

Texas Observer

2 Philippine senators implicated in flood control corruption inquiry but deny allegations

Two Philippine senators have been implicated in a massive corruption scandal involving flood-control projects

The Independent UK

Over 120,000 evacuated from central Pakistan as floods leave survivors in scorching heat

Rescuers backed by the military have evacuated nearly 100,000 people from a central Pakistani city after floodwaters submerged homes and farmland

The Independent UK

Mud bridges, night vigils: How Punjab is surviving its flood crisis

At least 50 lives lost. Over 2,000 villages submerged. Punjab is in the grip of its worst flood disaster since 1988, with more than 20 lakh people affected and 3.87 lakh displaced in all 23 districts.

Newslaundry

Floods could hit England while country is still in drought, forecasters say

Downpours threatening lives and property this autumn will not provide respite from months of dry weather

The Guardian - UK

Explosive testimony identifies legislators, officials in Philippine flood-control corruption inquiry

A wealthy business couple has identified several Philippine congressmen and public works officials, alleging they forced them to pay huge kickbacks so they could secure lucrative flood-control projects from the government in explosive testimony during a nationally televised Senate investigation

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Al Jazeera

‘Intense’ monsoon rain, flooding continue to engulf Pakistan’s Punjab

Authorities issue new evacuation warnings to communities near the Chenab, Sutlej, and Ravi rivers.

The Independent UK

Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding

Officials say rescuers backed by troops have evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in eastern Pakistan as rising rivers threatened to flood the region

The Independent UK

Drought could continue through to winter despite flood risk and rain – officials

The UK could feasibly experience both drought and flooding at the same time in the coming months, the Environment Agency said.

Al Jazeera

Millions displaced in severe Pakistan flooding as India impacted too

Survivors tell Al Jazeera they lost everything in the floods and tents are needed to protect their children.

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From farmers’ protest to floods: Punjab’s blueprint of resistance lives on

Gurdaspur is usually slow, almost sleepy, when the skies above are not lit with drones from across the border. But the rains came hard, and with them the Majha belt – Ajnala, Ferozepur, Fazilka – was underwater in a day. By the second, cavalcades of Fortuners and Hiluxes rolled in,…

The Independent UK

Photos show how one New Delhi family is coping after being displaced twice by floods

When the floodwaters of the Yamuna River gushed into Bindu Pandey’s home in New Delhi, she knew her family had to leave instantly.

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything is gone’: Punjabi farmers suffer worst floods in three decades

Flooding in northern India and Pakistan has destroyed homes – and hundreds of thousands of acres of crops

The Guardian - UK

Son who found mother’s body after Storm Babet calls for more flood defence money

Maureen Gilbert, 83, was discovered drowned in her home after river in Chesterfield overflowed

Evening Standard

Son calls for flooding investment after ‘nightmare’ of finding mother drowned

A coroner is concerned that residents are still at risk after Maureen Gilbert, 83, drowned in floodwater in her home.

The Independent UK

Lorena becomes a post-tropical storm as risks of flooding hang over parts of western Mexico

Lorena has weakened to a remnant low, but forecasters emphasize a life-threatening risk of flash flooding and mudslides for parts of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and the states of Sonora and Sinaloa

The Independent UK

Families of flood victims to join Texas governor for camp safety bill signing

The families of some of the children who died at Texas' Camp Mystic during catastrophic flooding two months ago are expected to join Gov. Greg Abbott for a ceremonial bill signing Friday

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