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Beeston water main burst leaves multiple homes flooded with residents evacuated

Emergency services and Severn Trent are at the scene.

Nottingham Post

Beeston water burst leaves homes flooded as 'stones also thrown into the air'

A number of roads are flooded

Nottingham Post

New maps show areas of UK most at risk of flood damage after experts' grim warning

Researchers have revealed that annual damage caused by flooding could increase by more than a fifth over the next century and can only be avoided if countries stick to their Net Zero promises

Daily Mirror

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Month-long wait expected for some residents evacuated from flood-affected NT remote communities

Authorities say it is likely to be at least a month before residents from two flooded remote communities are able to return to home, as heavy rain and rising rivers isolate more communities and threaten food supplies.

ABC News

5th body found in Malaysia floods; over 40,000 displaced

Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes

The Independent UK

The red and yellow sticker dilemma – how do we balance safety with the desire to return home after a disaster?

Just over a month after the Auckland flood, and three weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle hitting the North Island, the scale of the disasters and the rebuild is clear – as is a sense of being in limbo for those worst affected.

The Conversation

NT government ignored pleas to relocate Pigeon Hole from floodplain, mayor says

Letters show the mayor of a region devastated by floodwaters had warned the Northern Territory government about the dangers of building new homes near a river bank.

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Scenic Hotel and council trade fresh blows

As the North Island reels from last month’s floods, a South Island council and hotel owner are at loggerheads over a deluge seven years ago.

Newsroom.co.nz

Dumfries record shop finally reopens following December floods

Rab Smith lost £120,000 of stock but has been very busy since reopening

Daily Record

Thousands forced from their homes amid southern Malaysia floods

Some cleanup efforts have begun but forecasters warn more rain is on the way.

Al Jazeera

Evacuation 'messy' during deadly Tasmania floods

An inquest examining deadly flooding in Tasmania in 2016 has been told the evacuation of one town was messy and rushed because of a lack of preparation.

AAP

Flooding in remote NT cuts off rail line and roads, limiting food supplies in WA's Kimberley and sparking freight concerns

Severe flooding is threatening fresh food supplies for people living in Australia's north, with rising floodwaters cutting key road and rail links over the weekend.

ABC News

Heavy monsoon season drenches northern Australia

Far north Queensland residents are on flood watch as monsoon rains deluge northern parts of the country.

The New Daily

Gulf of Carpentaria communities enduring biggest floods in decade brace for further heavy rain

With fuel supplies dwindling and phone lines down in some communities, emergency services are bracing for even more rainfall expected later this week.

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Flooding in Far North Queensland cuts roads as some areas receive more than 300mm of rain

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering hundreds of kilometres of river systems in the region, as the wet season deluge continues causing landslides and havoc on roads.

ABC News

Darling River's back-to-back floods a hindrance and opportunity for outback farmers

After back-to-back floods, water in the Darling River and its tributaries reaches levels not seen since the 1970s.

ABC News

Dam engineers criticised for 2011 Brisbane floods defend handling, say governments need to act on planning regulations

A decade after the flood that caused 33 deaths and left a damage bill of about $2.3 billion, the engineers have finally responded to their detractors.

AAP

Flooding leaves behind mud, mould and devastation

The Murray River community of Scotts Creek has a big clean up ahead after flooding left mud, mould and destruction in its wake.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Like a Meccano set’: how architects are reimagining Brisbane’s homes to survive future flooding

From pull-apart kitchens and open stairs to the return of the Queenslander, flood-resilient building doesn’t need to cost more

Bangkok Post

Flooding in Malaysia forces 40,000 people to evacuate

BATU PAHAT, Malaysia: Flooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their homes in Malaysia's southern Johor state, bordering Singapore, and at least four people have died during the past week, officials said on Saturday.

Daily Mirror

US storms: At least 9 dead as twisters wreck homes and leave 750,000 without power

The United States is being battered by severe storms with tornadoes wrecking buildings and uprooting trees leaving at least nine people dead so far with the threat of snow and flooding to come

ABC News

NT emergency services warn of further flooding as evacuations wrap up in damaged communities

Almost 600 people have been airlifted from Kalkarindji, Daguragu and Pigeon Hole since the communities were inundated on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald

Mayor says Labor's plan to ditch local road handover will cripple councils in the long run

Maitland mayor Philip Penfold says NSW Labor's plan to ditch the government's road reclassification program, which would see the state take back responsibility of local roads, in favour of a $670 million emergency road repair fund will cripple local councils in the long run.

ABC News

Women rescued by helicopter after being stranded in floodwaters on remote NT road

As rising floodwaters surrounded their vehicle on a remote road in the Northern Territory earlier this week, Tess Foxworthy pulled out her phone to capture the predicament she and her colleague were in.

Los Angeles Times

Governor, IRS give Californians until October to file tax returns

Good news for most Californians who owes taxes to the federal or state government: The deadline for filing your return and paying what you owe has been pushed back to October.

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