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Latest atmospheric river brings "catastrophic" flood risk to rain-soaked California

Officials warn the storm could cause "locally catastrophic" flooding, and poses life-threatening risks.

Axios

Cut through road near M4 to close for two weeks

Drainage works start on Monday (March 13)

Bristol Post

Crocodile warning as record-breaking floods continue

As floodwaters slowly ease in remote Burketown, the residents who refused to evacuate have been warned of unseen hazards and crocodile sightings.

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New Zealand to lift state of emergency on Tuesday

New Zealand will move out of a state of emergency on Tuesday as the country starts to recover from damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle last month, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said on Monday.

Reuters

Emergency operations continue after 'catastrophic' flood at Gulf of Carpentaria

Widespread destruction of property and major cattle losses are taking a mental toll on residents impacted by floods in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Emergency services are flying more supplies into isolated communities that are expected to be cut off for months yet.

ABC News

Before disastrous flood, officials knew Pajaro River levee could fail but took no action

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Officials have known for decades that the Pajaro River levee that failed this weekend — flooding an entire migrant town and trapping scores of residents — was vulnerable but never prioritized repairs in part because they believed it did not make financial sense to protect the low-income…

Los Angeles Times

Clean-up begins in Cootamundra as flash flooding recedes, evacuation orders lifted

Flood warnings for Cootamundra have been downgraded after flash flooding prompted widespread evacuation orders this morning.

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Worry builds near Pajaro River in California as Highway 1 closed, another storm approaches

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patricia Equihua couldn’t help but think of the strawberry fields Sunday. A 19-year resident of Pajaro, Equihua, a strawberry picker, was among the thousands wondering what to do after a levee along the Pajaro River breached and caused massive flooding to the unincorporated Monterey County town.

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Weather warning: Major flooding likely to continue, man critical after lightning strike

Historic flooding in northwest Queensland is likely to continue with more rain forecast, after almost 100 residents fled one town.

The New Daily

Federal officials pause plan to rename Georgia's Lake Lanier

Federal officials are pausing a proposal to rename Georgia’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, both names that come from onetime Confederate soldiers

The Independent UK

In photos: Atmospheric river floods storm-ravaged California

The current system is the latest in a series of storms that have battered the Golden State this year.

Axios

Another ‘atmospheric river’ threatens to hit California as state reels from storms

Storm expected to hit Monday after weekend of destruction and flooding left thousands without power and two people dead

The Guardian - US

Battered by destructive flooding, California braces for another atmospheric river storm

PAJARO, Calif. — California was bracing for another round of rain beginning Monday as officials tried to assess the damage from severe flooding along the Central Coast and Central Valley, which left scores stranded and left whole blocks under water.

Los Angeles Times

Weather warning as record-breaking floods continue

Historic flooding in northwest Queensland is likely to continue with more rain forecast, after almost 100 residents were evacuated from one town.

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The Independent UK

As atmospheric river exits, another awaits to hit California

Wet, miserable weather is continuing across huge swaths of California as an atmospheric river that caused major flooding flowed eastward

Evening Standard

Residents stranded in crocodile-infested flood town in Australia

There have been several reported sightings of crocodiles swimming in flood waters in Burketown

Dynamite News

LG Saxena inspects Yamuna floodplains in North East Delhi

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Saturday inspected Yamuna floodplains on Shastri Park-Bela Farm-Garhi Mandu stretch in North-East Delhi and instructed officials to immediately ensure steps to clean, restore and rejuvenate the 11 km degraded flood plains. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Queensland floods: Burketown residents warned of crocodile-infested waters ahead of expected peak

Authorities say community still in town could be isolated for up to two weeks with water levels continuing to rise

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Scenes of devastation along the Pajaro River: ‘The water is still coming in. It’s rising’

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Crowds of onlookers stood on the Watsonville side of the Pajaro River Bridge looking at the swollen muddy river rushing below and the closed-off, submerged town of Pajaro on the other side.

Reuters

Record-breaking Queensland flood peak predicted for Sunday: forecaster

A record-breaking flood in Australia's Queensland state was forecast to peak on Sunday, after almost 100 residents of an outback town were moved to higher ground.

ABC News

Flooding peaks in Gulf of Carpentaria with about 40 homes inundated in Burketown

Flood levels remain at unprecedented heights in Queensland's gulf region, where it will be weeks before evacuated residents can return home. Station owners say they fear what they will find when the water recedes.

The Guardian - AU

More rain across flooded Queensland region brings ‘extended peak’ – as it happened

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Los Angeles Times

Levee breach in California triggers massive flooding, prompts evacuations, rescues

MENLO PARK, Calif. — A levee failure on the Pajaro River in Monterey County overnight triggered massive flooding and prompted hundreds of evacuations and dozens of water rescues as the latest atmospheric river storm pummeled large swaths of California.

The New Daily

Peak to come: A Qld town’s ‘worst-ever’ floods seen from the air, as residents flee

Residents of Burketown in Queensland are facing an anxious wait as water inundates their town, with flooding expected to peak.

The Guardian - AU

My Cyclone Diary: after the flood, the dread that replaces panic

In the second instalment in a series of diaries about Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath in New Zealand, Anna Rankin describes the fears, rumours and unexpected effects of a lack of internet

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