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It was immediately unclear who was responsible for the the damage of the dam and power station on the Dnipro River. The damage risked to flood areas where hundreds of thousands of people live.

An explosion was reported at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station with residents of 10 villages and the city of Kherson warned to evacuate amid fears of flooding in Ukraine

Military experts have said the flood of water could destroy some Russian defences but also hamper the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive

Authorities are evacuating residents in several areas following the destruction of large Soviet-era dam.

Australia, the world’s driest inhabited continent, is particularly vulnerable to climate-related disasters such as droughts, bushfires, storms and floods. In 2020, we were one of the top ten nations in the world for economic damage caused by disasters.

Flooding and bureaucracy drove Mary Kelleher to run for a spot on a powerful North Texas river agency board.

A flood of lenders have upped rates in the aftermath of figures a fortnight ago revealing a smaller-than-expected drop in living costs

Plans to convert the former antiques shop into a cafe or restaurant have been approved three times already over the last eight years but to date nothing has happened.

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Melbourne's flood warning system is set to be overhauled, with responsibility for warnings and forecasts to be handed over the Bureau of Meteorology.

Fast-paced urbanisation has killed the once ubiquitous village ponds and were completely erased from the landscape. Thus we lost open reservoirs for collecting rainwater leading to frequent flooding after heavy rain and during hot summer months exacerbated the shortage of potable water.