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Flood warnings as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain

Flood warnings have been issued, thousands of homes have lost power and a man is missing as heavy rain lashes southeast Australia

The Independent UK

‘A lot more to come’: Bleak outlook as flood emergencies hit

There have been rescues across Victoria and Tasmania, while thousands of people have been told to evacuate.

The New Daily

Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here's why they're happening now – and how they compare to the past

Think Victoria and disasters and you’ll think bushfires. But floods can hit – just not as often.

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Australians rush to grab sandbags as heavy rain slams southeast

Hundreds of homes in southeast Australia were without power on Thursday and residents filled sandbags as an intense weather system lashed the region, bringing warnings of more heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding.

Reuters

Brisbane dam releases water in flood plans

The Queensland government has authorised Wivenhoe Dam operators to release drinking water into the Brisbane River in preparation for possible floods.

AAP

Forbes residents ordered to evacuate, police search for missing man as New South Wales flooding continues

Parts of Forbes, including the central business district, are being told to leave as the Lachlan River continues to rise. Meanwhile, in the state's west, police are searching for a 63-year-old who went missing earlier this week.

ABC News

Irrigation department: More floods on way

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has warned people to stay alert as the Mae Klong Dam has released more water in Kanchanaburi at a rate of 1,205 million cubic metres per second (m³/s). The water level in the Tha Chin River and Kra Siao stream is expected to rise from…

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Power cut, state on flood alert as winds, heavy rain arrive

Thousands of homes across Victoria are without power, and Tasmanians are on flood alert as heavy rain lashes south-eastern Australia.

The New Daily

Worst-case flooding in Lismore could reach 16.5m — so how likely is a Probable Maximum Flood?

A flood in Lismore could theoretically reach as high as 16.5 metres. But what would it take for this worst-case scenario and how likely is it to occur in our lifetime?

ABC News

Victoria, NSW and Tasmania prepare for flooding amid heavy rains — as it happened

Emergency school closures in Victoria and evacuation centres open in south-east Australia as floodwaters rise.

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At least 17 die in southern Pakistan bus fire

At least 17 flood affected people died of burns in southern Pakistan on Wednesday night when the bus they were traveling caught fire as they returning home, officials said.

Reuters

Major flood warnings issued in northern Tasmania as thousands urged to evacuate

Several people have been rescued in Tasmania's north while residents from Latrobe to Liena and Meander to Hadspen are being urged to evacuate as the Mersey and Meander rivers rise amid increasing rainfall.

ABC News

Spring weather brings heavy rains, indicators suggest east coast flooding likely this Australian summer

This spring is on track to be one of the wettest on record — and indicators suggest the big wet is set to continue for months to come.

ABC News

Evacuation order as flooding hits Tasmania

Authorities have ordered people in parts of northwest Tasmania to evacuate, with flooding rivers in the top half of the state to keep rising in coming days.

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Vic downpour prompts evacuation warning

Residents in low-lying areas of Central Victoria have been told they are in danger and need to move to higher ground with major flooding expected.

Radio France Internationale

Nearly a million affected by South Sudan flooding, warns UN

The number of people affected by large-scale flooding in South Sudan has doubled to almost a million since September, the UN's emergency response agency has warned.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: After Hurricane Ian, build back different

Florida’s home-insurance business was in trouble even before Hurricane Ian tore across the state last month. Big insurers were taking their business elsewhere, smaller ones were going broke, costs due to litigation and fraud had soared, and so had premiums. The private market was pulling back as the risk of…

AAP

'Not biblical yet': farmers await floods

With predictions of major flooding at Forbes, in the NSW central west, farmers have already lost their crops to heavy rainfall.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We have no dry land left’: impact of Pakistan floods to be felt for years

Floods destroyed at least 4m acres of farmland, and with large areas still under water, new crops cannot be sown

AAP

First Brisbane flood warning took 12 hours

The report on the preparations for and response to the southeast Queensland floods has found the emergency alert system failed to warn some Brisbane residents.

ABC News

Tasmanians warned coming rains could surpass 2016 levels as authorities ready for floods

Tasmanians are being urged to prepare for a major rain event bearing down on the island, with concerns that measures put in place after the 2016 floods are incomplete and a hard-hit town is still vulnerable.

Reuters

Heavy rains, flash floods threaten Australia's southeast

Residents in Australia's southeast were warned on Wednesday to prepare for an intense weather system which could bring damaging winds and heavy rains over the next two days.

ABC News

Brisbane City Council releases new Flood Information Online tool

The overland water flows responsible for unexpectedly flooding thousands of homes in February this year has been added to a new flood map for Brisbane.

ABC News

Emergency alerts were delayed during south-east Queensland's flood disaster, report finds

An independent review finds Brisbane City Council was one of the last to issue a warning through the national emergency alert system, but the Lord Mayor says residents had been informed in other ways.

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Vic’s About To Be Splooged By A Wet Weather Dong So Check If You’re In A Flood Zone Now

Premier Daniel Andrews has warned of flash flooding in Melbourne and across the state as residents brace for Wednesday and Thursday's deluge.

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