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FEMA administrator: Floridians must ‘understand what their risk is’ when rebuilding

MIAMI — With at least 70 people dead in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell promised to provide assistance to Floridians as they recover from the powerful Category 4 storm, but also said it’s important to consider the risk of rebuilding in the state’s most…

Miami Herald

Ian is long gone but water keeps rising in central Florida

Residents living in parts of central Florida donned fishing waders, boots and bug spray and canoed or kayaked their way to their homes on streets where floodwaters continued rising Sunday despite it being four days since Hurricane Ian tore through the state

The Independent UK

Terrifying flood ordeal turns into frustrating NDIS battle for NSW woman

Asphyxia says protracted process left her without her wheelchair for months after it was damaged in floods

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Hurricane Ian: Americans urged to weigh risks of rebuilding in vulnerable areas

Fema administrator says US residents should ‘make informed decisions’ about rebuilding in areas hit by natural disasters

The Guardian - US

In San Bernardino mountains, residents hit by devastating mudslide fear more to come

For months, Oak Glen, California, resident Meg Grant emailed pleas to local officials: Residents needed help preparing for the next rainstorm.

Los Angeles Times

Floods ravage provinces in Noru's path, rain continues until Monday

Several provinces located along the path of depression Noru remain flooded as weather forecasters on Sunday warned of rain at least for another day.

Bangkok Post

Florida death toll rises amid struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian

Rescuers evacuated stunned survivors on a large barrier island cut off by Hurricane Ian and Florida's death toll climbed sharply, as hundreds of thousands of people were still sweltering without power days after the monster storm rampaged from the state's southwestern coast up to the Carolinas.

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Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response

The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials faced criticism over their response to the storm.

Reuters

Council budgets for road maintenance in Victoria and NSW eroded by wet weather damage

Victorian and New South Wales councils are having to find extra money to repair regional roads damaged by heavy downpours and, with a wet spring forecast, some are calling for government assistance.

ABC News

UK weather forecast: Showers to sweep south of England as heavy rain continues next week

The tail end of Hurricane Ian will send more wet weather across the south of England, with the Met Office forecasting even more heavy rain across the country next week

Daily Mirror

Florida deaths rise to 47 amid struggle to recover from Ian

Rescuers have evacuated stunned survivors cut off by Hurricane Ian on Florida’s largest barrier island, and the state’s death toll has risen sharply amid recovery efforts

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian brings half a foot of rainfall to the Lowcountry

Over six inches of rain fell in Summerville, as Hurricane Ian hit South Carolina, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Tribune News Service

Ian claimed four lives in NC, Cooper says. Thousands still without power in Triangle, NC

Tropical Storm Ian has claimed four lives in North Carolina thus far, Gov. Roy Cooper said Saturday, including the victims of two traffic accidents and a carbon monoxide poisoning, all in Johnston County.

Tribune News Service

Governor's office reports at least 4 N.C. storm fatalities

The remnants of Hurricane Ian have downed trees and power lines across North Carolina, and at least four storm-related fatalities

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Florida residents in Ian’s path had about a day’s warning to evacuate. Was it enough?

It was Tuesday morning, the day before Hurricane Ian bulldozed into Southwest Florida and already less than 24 hours before Gov. Ron DeSantis declared it was too late for remaining residents to evacuate.

The Independent UK

Florida hospitals struggle with sanitation crisis after Hurricane Ian knocked out power and water supply

Hospitals and nursing homes across the state evacuated

Miami Herald

About 10,000 people still in Florida shelters after Hurricane Ian, officials say

Roughly 10,000 people throughout Florida remain housed in shelters after evacuating their homes, officials said Saturday, as Hurricane Ian response efforts continued three days after the disaster.

Tribune News Service

President Biden OKs federal aid as North Carolina recovers from Ian

President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for North Carolina, enabling the federal government to provide Hurricane Ian-related equipment, money and other aid to the state, officials said Saturday.

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A toll of destruction: Measuring the brutal aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Making landfall earlier this week on the west coast of Florida, Hurricane Ian’s near Category 5 intensity left behind terrible devastation, leveling homes, bringing life-threatening flooding and leaving millions without power.

ABC News

Five-year-old's creek death ignites anger over unsafe McGrane Way crossing in Central West NSW

Locals say they have been calling for action on a causeway crossing — known to be dangerous and prone to flooding — since 1998.

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane Ian: Damage will drive insurance rates even higher, cripple industry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With early predictions of $50 billion in damage from Hurricane Ian, experts worry whether the state’s struggling property insurance system will become another casualty of the storm and lead to even higher premiums.

Tribune News Service

Devastation caused by Hurricane Ian among worst in US history, Biden says

President Joe Biden said the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida is likely to rank among the worst in U.S. history and pledged aid “for as long as it takes.”

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian: Florida and Carolinas comb wreckage to assess deadly toll

Twenty-seven reported dead in Florida and four in North Carolina as residents try to rebuild from one of most powerful recent storms

Glasgow Live

Glaswegian forced to flee Florida home with family as sharks and alligators swam streets

Thomas Smart left his home with his wife and her two children as winds reached 150mph. Along with flooding and high winds, the couple were horrified to see alligators in driveways and sharks swimming in water in the streets of their Cape Coral neighbourhood.

The Independent UK

Ian shows the risks and costs of living on barrier islands

Experts say that Hurricane Ian is shining a spotlight once again on the vulnerability of the nation’s barrier islands and the increasing cost of people living on them

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