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City Hall refuses to be sunk by floods

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing a major redevelopment of the capital's drainage system to increase its drainage capacity…

The terrifying moment a fisherman's boat is caught in the middle of a powerful flood tide at Severn Estuary

'You'd be in big trouble if you were on foot now - the sand will be turning into quicksand.'

Plans for retirement village in Brisbane area at ‘high likelihood’ of flooding spark disbelief

The site is not far from another village and an aged care centre that were both hit by flooding in…

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Karnataka: Tunga, Tungabhadra rivers in spate, officials issue alert. Read here

One lakh cusecs of water was released, which has created a flood scare among the people living in the lower…

SES orders Wagga Wagga residents in low-lying areas to evacuate amid flood fears

The SES says if residents in risk areas have not evacuated before 6pm they may be cut off by floodwaters…

More people in flooded Eastern Kentucky counties eligible for housing, other help

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has approved individual assistance for people in more counties hit…

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'Decisive day' for trapped Mexican miners, president says

Agujita (Mexico) (AFP) - A major operation to rescue 10 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico…

Flash floods turn Death Valley muddy, stranding hundreds of visitors

Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds…

Signs of flood threat ease in Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala

Several houses, shops and roads remain inundated

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Moreton Bay Regional Council push flood-risk disclosure for Queensland property buyers

At present, Queensland does not have a comprehensive statutory disclosure scheme for home buyers.

'Unprecedented' rain, flooding shuts Death Valley National Park, swallowing cars, stranding hundreds

LOS ANGELES — Death Valley National Park, famous for its parched, otherworldly landscapes, closed completely Friday because of historic rainfall…

Los Angeles Times

Lismore Mayor frustrated over flood report delay as media leaks show $3b recovery expense

The Mayor of Lismore in northern NSW urges the state government to release a flood inquiry report after hearing unconfirmed…

Flash floods strand 1K people in Death Valley National Park

Flash flooding triggered by heavy rainfall forced has officials to close all roads in and out of Death Valley National…

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Singer Judith Durham dies; Penny Wong calls for restraint on China’s exercises; 89 Covid deaths – as it happened

Independent review recommends home buybacks for NSW flood victims. This blog is now closed

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NSW flood buybacks, land swaps an option

Buybacks and land swaps will be part of the NSW governments response to the devastating February-March floods which killed 13…

AP Week in Pictures: Global | July 30-Aug. 5, 2022

From Israeli strikes on Gaza, to flowing volcanoes in Iceland, to flood damage in Kentucky, this photo gallery highlights some…

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US: Biden to visit Kentucky, state battered by floods and heat

US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.

Relatives of trapped Mexican miners pray for miracle

Agujita (Mexico) (AFP) - Relatives of 10 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico clung to hope…

Kentucky flood survivors turn to grim task: burying the dead

Angel Campbell should have been looking through photo albums and eating soup beans in her grandmother's living room this week

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More storms bring renewed flood threat in hard-hit Kentucky

Thunderstorms have returned to parts of Kentucky already reeling from devastating floods

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What will be the future of the Thames Estuary settlements?

Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.

Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war – and contributes to weaker journalism standards

Photos of civilians killed or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war are widespread, particularly online, both on social media and in…

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Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month,…

Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with…

Orange alert in 8 districts as Kerala braces for isolated heavy showers

The government expedited the evacuation of scores of families living in flood-prone areas downstream of at least five dams in…