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Heavy rains in Canada offer relief from wildfires but could lead to flooding

Crews hope wet weather could be ‘turning point’ after worst start to fire season on record in which area the size of Wales has burned

The Guardian - US

Italy PM announces two billion euros flood package

talian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Tuesday a package worth over two €2 billion for the northeast Emilia Romagna region after devastating floods which left 14 people dead.

Radio France Internationale

Google expands its AI-powered flood tracking service to 60 more countries

Google is expanding Flood Hub to 80 countries, providing assistance to local governments and organizations involved in flood response using AI.

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Richie Berrington ready to banish bad memories in Zimbabwe

MEMORIES of the past, good and bad, will flood through Richie Berrington’s mind as his plane soars south across the Equator next week. First stop…

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River Murray revival scheme yet to cure SA tourism sector's 'flood hangover'

Tourism operators on South Australia's River Murray say they are suffering from a "flood hangover" after the state government's voucher program fell short of a full revival.

ABC News

BBMP report blames gusty winds, dry leaves for flooding of underpass

The BBMP in its report on Sunday’s tragedy blamed gusty winds that resulted in falling of dry leaves and branches, and the volume of rainfall for the flooding of the K.R. Circle underpass

The Hindu

Florida flood insurance costs are about to explode. ZIP codes closest to the coast will pay the most

Events of the past year have convinced more Florida homeowners of the need to carry flood insurance.

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LVMH and Stellantis provide donations for Italian flood recovery

Luxury goods group LVMH and carmaker Stellantis have each donated 1 million euros ($1.10 million) to support flood relief efforts in northern Italy, the Emilia-Romagna region said on Monday.

Reuters

PyPl suspends new projects and user sign-ups following flood of malware

PyPl has now resumed operations following malware-themed fears.

TechRadar

K.R. Circle underpass usually floods with rains, but no solution found yet

Underpass at K.R. Circle is usually waterlogged during heavy rains and the traffic police block access to the underpass by placing barricades

The Hindu

‘Roads have disappeared’: Italy begins cleanup after catastrophic floods

Emilia-Romagna still on alert, with 36,000 people homeless after six months’ worth of rain fell in 36 hours

The Guardian - UK

Italy floods: At least 15 dead and thousands without power as child pulled from the mud

Towns and cities in Emilia Romagna were hit by heavy flooding this week and thousands of people were left with no power, while others had to throw away their belongings that were destroyed by mud

Daily Mirror

Wire-stem chickweed discovered in Victoria for the first time, flooded wetlands blooming

Fiona Murdoch describes the plant as being less than 10-centimetres tall with a red stem surrounded by a small rosette of leaves and white flowers.

ABC News

SpaceX sells Starlink terminals to Unipol for Italy flood relief

Italian insurance company Unipol Gruppo SpA said it has purchased Starlink terminals from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help with rescue and recovery efforts in flood-stricken areas of the country.

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California to trigger rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct

LOS ANGELES — The Kern River is swollen with so much runoff from the epic Sierra Nevada snowpack that state water officials have decided to open a rarely used relief valve, diverting floodwaters into the California Aqueduct to be used as drinking water in Southern California.

Al Jazeera

Floods displace more than 36,000 residents in northeast Italy

Deadly floods caused more than 305 landslides and damaged or closed more than 500 roads in the Emilia-Romagna region.

The Hindu

NGT gives no objection to installation of lighthouse near Yamuna floodplains for surveillance

The National Green Tribunal has given no objection to the installation of a lighthouse in the greenway, adjacent to the Yamuna flood plains, for additional surveillance and security of the flood plains

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Battle looms as Twin Waters West developer makes third attempt to build housing estate on floodplain

Sunshine Coast residents who have spent 14 years fighting property giant Stockland over its plans to build a housing estate on a floodplain are preparing to do battle once again.

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Italy's Emilia Romagna Hit With Devastating Floods After Record Drought

Italy's Emilia Romagna region in the north has been hit by historic, devastating flooding, with rivers bursting banks and over 20,000 people evacuated so far.

The Guardian - UK

Tidal barrier proposal for Lincolnshire and Norfolk sets off wave of opposition

Wildlife and environment groups condemn plan promising renewable energy for 600,000 homes

Reuters

Italy's Emilia-Romagna governor says earthquake 'lessons' to help flood recovery

Italy's Emilia Romagna region will recover from the devastating floods that hit this week by taking from lessons learned from the 2012 earthquake, its governor said Friday, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 14.

Newsroom.co.nz

Clouds lift over Coast councils

A new chief executive, confirmed flood-defence funding and settlement of a court case have local authorities on the West Coast dreaming of positive times ahead.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers consider spending $1 billion for flood prevention and Galveston’s “Ike Dike”

The coastal barrier project may get $550 million from the state this year, and another half a billion could be on the table for flood-control projects. But that’s a fraction of the estimated need for flood mitigation.

ABC News

Why flood-prone Lismore is not a priority for improved flood warning systems

Lismore, the epicentre of Australia's most expensive natural disaster, was not prioritised in this week's federal announcement of $236 million to fund flood warning upgrades.

AAP

Vic government defends disaster funding record

Victorian and federal governments have paid out almost $2 billion in flood relief to the state but there's more work to be done on disaster funding.

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