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January storms leave LA County flood-control dams at risk of overflowing

LOS ANGELES — Now that the shock of a series of January storms has worn off, Los Angeles County officials face a herculean chore: Five reservoirs along south-facing San Gabriel Mountain slopes are filled with so much debris and soupy mud that they pose a flood risk to the communities…

Los Angeles Times

‘Develop London with climate change in mind or suffer more flooding on Tube’

Concreting over London will cause further flooding of the Tube, the chief executive of the Environment Agency warned on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Scammers targeting WA flood victims

Officials are hopeful empty shelves in the flood-ravaged West Australian town of Derby will soon be filled as the clean-up continues.

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Tensions rise in flood-affected Kimberley amid food shortages, alcohol bans as more rainfall forecast

Authorities are calling for calm as residents protest against food shortages and liquor bans in the wake of the catastrophic Kimberley floods. Meanwhile more rain is on its way.

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Renewed calls for Bundaberg flood evacuation route on 10th anniversary of Cyclone Oswald

Ten years after ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald battered the Queensland coast and prompted what was then Australia's biggest ever peacetime evacuation, calls for long-awaited flood mitigation plans have been renewed.

ABC News

Storm flooding compounds misery for California farms and workers

The sun was shining again recently when Fidencio Velasquez visited what used to be 90 acres of prime Ventura County strawberry fields.

Los Angeles Times

Full rebuild for flood-ruined WA bridge

Barges and a temporary crossing will be used to bring goods in and out of Fitzroy Crossing after floods destroyed the West Australian town's bridge.

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Flood insurance complaints lead to $6 million in compensation after regulator steps in

Nearly $6 million is clawed back from insurance companies after policyholders affected by the Victorian and NSW flood disaster complained about their treatment.

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Newsom budget would cut some money for flood protection

Multiple flood protection projects in California are on hold because Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed to cut their funding

The Independent UK

Mental health concerns for Kimberley residents cut off from alcohol, drug supplies, by flooding

Community members fear anxiety and stress levels among residents will increase in coming weeks, as main roads cut off by floodwaters block the supply of alcohol and drugs many use "as a coping mechanism".

ABC News

William speaks to people helping with Australia’s flood recovery

The Prince offered his support in a video call with a group of people representing some of the regions of Australia recently hit by flooding.

The Independent UK

Shop owner's fury over constant overflowing drain pipes 'killing trade'

There have been a number of reports as small independent businesses try to stay afloat against rising floodwater

Manchester Evening News

In soaked California, few homeowners have flood insurance

As California begins to dry out from its recent deluges, one stark reality is coming into focus: Only 230,000 homes and other buildings are insured against flooding in a state with about 39 million residents

The Independent UK

Man's body found in Serbia as Balkans struggles with floods

Serbian state television says that a man's body has been pulled out of a swollen river in a southwestern town and rescuers are searching for another man as floods in the Balkans close down schools, cut railway traffic and soak homes and farmland

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AAP

Farmers fight on after floods

Farmers in flood-affected regions are rebuilding infrastructure, despite weak harvests, lost pastures and rapidly deteriorating roads.

AAP

Months to restore power in Murray floods

SA Power Networks says it could take months to restore power to all properties affected by the flooding down the Murray.

ABC News

NSW State Emergency Service under fire over management of major flooding at Forbes

Forbes endured weeks of destructive flooding in 2022. Its mayor is angry the SES chose to base itself in another town, deeming it "something you'd do in America, not in Australia".

Los Angeles Times

Biden arrives in California to survey storm damage

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — President Joe Biden arrived in California on Thursday and joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on a helicopter tour of areas along the Central Coast battered by winter storms that caused major flooding and landslides across the state.

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Al Jazeera

Biden tours storm-ravaged communities on California coast

US president is visiting hard-hit areas of California where flooding, intense waves and mudslides forced evacuations.

The Independent UK

Serbian TV: 2 missing as rains causes flooding in southwest

Serbia's state RTS television says emergency teams are searching for two people after they were swept away by a swollen river in a southwestern town

Axios

Biden bolsters California disaster declaration as storm death toll rises to 22

The president is due to visit California on Thursday.

AAP

Ex-Vic quarantine hub drug lab discovery

A staff tip-off has blown the lid on an apparent drug lab operating inside an unoccupied unit at Melbourne's former quarantine site.

The Conversation

Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible

The extreme flooding and mudslides across California in recent weeks took many drivers by surprise. Sinkholes swallowed cars, highways became fast-moving rivers of water, entire neighborhoods were evacuated. At least 20 people died in the storms, several of them after becoming trapped in cars in rushing water.

Bristol Post

'Fed up' community cut fence after Keynsham floods left them marooned

They say they had requested an emergency exit in the fence before as it blocks their only exit route

AAP

WA floods destroy dozens of homes

Dozens of families in Western Australia's Kimberley region are homeless after once-in-a-century floods.

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