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Ahead of monsoon in Delhi, a locality exposes cracks in 100% desilting claim

With the monsoon set to arrive in Delhi this week, questions are swirling over the city’s preparedness. Nowhere are the cracks more evident than in the southwest locality of Palam, where a ground visit by Newslaundry has found that the Public Works Department’s claim of “100 percent desilting” doesn’t hold…

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Smoky Mountains I-40 corridor may be closed for weeks following flooding and rock slides

Cars and trucks were left stuck in debris-filled water after flooding and rockslides near the Tennessee and North Carolina border Wednesday

The Independent UK

South Africa declares national disaster as flooding death toll rises to 92

South Africa's Eastern Cape provincial authorities say the death toll from recent floods has risen to 92

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Fake fundraising pages sprout after floods ravage West Virginia, leaving at least six dead, including a 3-year-old

Rescue crews continue to search for the missing

The Independent UK

'Mother Nature at it's worst:' Death toll from flash floods climbs to 6 in West Virginia

The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia has risen to six

The Independent UK

Six Dead, 4 Missing in West Virginia Flooding: 'The Worst I've Seen,' Says Fire Department Director

Severe flooding hits Wheeling, West Virginia, leaving six dead and four missing as search and rescue operations continue across affected areas.

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Flood defences to receive £7.9bn investment over next decade

Ministers said the money will be spent on rolling out high-performance flood barriers as well as nature-based solutions such as wetland restoration.

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Flash flooding kills 3 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains have killed three people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for missing people

The Independent UK

Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86

South Africa's police minister says the death toll in floods in the Eastern Cape province now stands at 86

The Independent UK

At least 11 dead and others missing in San Antonio flash flooding

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the deceased were adults ages 28 to 55 years old

The Independent UK

South African president to visit flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country

The Independent UK

‘They lied for our votes’: Displaced from Madrasi Camp, families slam slum rehabilitation promise’

On June 1, under heavy police presence, bulldozers rolled into Madrasi Camp in Jangpura, demolishing slum homes following a Delhi High Court order that deemed the settlement – along the Barapullah drain – illegal and a cause of monsoon flooding.

Newslaundry

‘Too frightened to pick things up’: NSW flood-affected residents return home to find snakes and spiders have moved in

‘We had 39 snakes, all varieties,’ says a Clybucca resident as officials urge people to contact an expert to safely remove unwanted house guests

The Guardian - AU

Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead

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At least 7 people have died and schoolchildren were swept away as floods and snow hit South Africa

Provincial government officials say at least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and snow hit eastern and southern provinces

The Guardian - US

If Trump cuts funding to NPR and PBS, rural America will pay a devastating price

Much of the country has little access to local news, with public media filling the void – and serving as a lifeline

The Independent UK

Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods

Many of the victims of the devastating flood that struck central Nigeria on May 29 are Almajiri pupils, the boys sent to learn the Quran and made to live with their teachers under tough conditions

The Independent UK

1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas

Dallas authorities say one man has died there after his vehicle became stuck in high water during heavy rain

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Evening Standard

London weather: Commuters face wet morning rush hour as thunderstorms set to hit capital

It comes after the UK registered its hottest and sunniest spring since records began

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Nigeria hit by deadly flooding described as ‘worst in 60 years’

At least 150 people killed, thousands displaced and buildings destroyed after heavy rains in north of country

The Guardian - AU

It never rains or it pours: Australia suffers two weather extremes in May

Parts of eastern NSW recorded wettest May on record as rainfall in Victoria and South Australia was 70% below average for the month

The Independent UK

More than 30 killed as floods and landslides devastate northeast India

Hundreds of tourists stuck in Sikkim as rising rivers forced suspension of rescue work

AAP

Lake flood spectacle a magnet for wildlife, tourists

Floodwaters filling the nation's biggest lake are creating a rare event that is expected to bring an explosion of life and vegetation to the usually dry area.

The Independent UK

Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said

AAP

Insurance cost warning after disasters hit bottom line

The cost of natural disasters has set the federal budget back $2.2 billion, but experts warn cyclones and floods will push up insurance premiums.

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