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Tips from an expert conservator on keeping your treasured items safe from floodwaters

Flood damage is a grim reality for many Australians right now, but if you're worried about sentimental items being destroyed, here's what you might be able to do to save them.

ABC News

Infections from floodwater rise in Victoria as mould, gastro and mozzies wreak havoc

Residents in flood-ravaged Victorian towns are now dealing with a new set of challenges, including mould, gastro and the threat of mosquito-borne diseases.

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Rescuers brave floods for special ‘Humpday’ rescue

A camel who wandered off from her herd was saved by rescuers who braved the floods and took her to safety.

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Riverland hospital reviewing flood plans amid urgent works on damaged levee banks

Works on repairing a system of damaged levee banks in Renmark are continuing, as a local hospital prepares for increasing flows from the Murray River.

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Far fewer migrants now coming to NYC thanks to Biden, says Mayor Adams

NEW YORK — The flood of migrants coming into New York City has slowed to a trickle, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday as he praised President Joe Biden’s “decompression” strategy to lower the number of asylum seekers who’ve strained the city’s social services system.

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Eastern Kentuckians face paperwork, hurdles as they rebuild flooded homes

WEKU

Finding heritage-based fixes for floods

Whenever floods ravage Thailand, we hear many calls to enlarge drainage channels, construct new riverside barriers and build more pumping stations. But despite years of heroic engineering work, floods keep wreaking havoc.

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Beyond a state of sandbagging: what can we learn from all the floods, here and overseas?

“We are […] sandbagging the state”, New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke declared on Saturday. And so we endure the third La Niña season with this waiting-for-the-next-disaster attitude.

The Conversation

Town isolated, long wait in flood clean-up

Kerang residents have been told the town will be isolated for days, while flood-impacted residents in Echuca face a long and smelly wait for their recovery.

AAP

Perrottet seeks extra federal flood funds

Further flood relief may be heading towards regional communities across inland NSW, as Premier Dominic Perrottet signals that an announcement is on the way.

AAP

Australian governments urged to scrap ‘one-in-100-year’ flood standard and update risk maps

Experts say flood mapping needs to be standardised and frequently updated amid crisis in NSW and Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion

With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games

GamesRadar

Nigerian presidential contender Abubakar calls for flood relief fund

Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade.

Reuters

More storms forecast for Melbourne, after monster deluge

Melbourne faces a repeat of severe storms like those that brought dangerous flash flooding to some suburbs on Tuesday.

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Burton Joyce community hit by 'sea of mud' join calls for housing developments to be paused

Several businesses and roads had to be closed due to flooding

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Traffic snarls on flood-damaged Cam River Bridge, pregnant woman fears giving birth 'on side of road'

Elysia Keygan is due to give birth at any moment, but with significant traffic delays on Cam River Bridge, she is scared she will not get medical attention on time.

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SA's River Murray towns expected to be spared from flooding seen in Vic thanks to geographical 'luxuries'

River Murray flows coming across the SA border from Victoria are steadily increasing, but water levels are not expected to cause "major damages".

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NSW Premier to seek exceptional circumstances funding for flood-affected communities

Water is starting to recede in some flood-affected areas of NSW, while others still face a major flood risk.

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Residents express anger towards council and authorities at a community meeting, following the Maribyrnong River flood

Residents in Melbourne's inner west have attended a heated community meeting, following a flood along the Maribyrnong River that impacted about 100 properties. Many people expressed anger at the local council and authorities over issues throughout the recovery.

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Residents in NSW town of Moree still 'marooned' and waiting to start 'tedious' clean-up

Floodwaters in the agricultural bowl are receding at a painfully slow rate and many residents are still trapped in their properties after enduring Moree's fourth major flood in a decade.

AAP

Temporary Vic 'town' created amid floods

A temporary village will be created in central Victoria to accommodate flood victims forced from their homes.

AAP

Rain moves south as NSW floods continue

Drenched northern NSW is in for a brief reprieve from the punishing rain as Premier Dominic Perrottet visits waterlogged communities in the Riverina.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian flood victims decry government’s response to disaster

As floods wreak havoc across Nigeria, survivors and experts say the government has failed to provide sufficient relief.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian flood protection scheme cost rises to £52m amid calls for public support

The decision to include 2.7km of sea wall in future flood defence plans for Musselburgh could see the cost, which was originally just under £9million reach £52.4million but council says the project has evolved over six years

WEKU

Application window for EKY flood survivors to apply for individual assistance closes this week

The clock is ticking for flood survivors who have not yet applied for individual assistance in eastern Kentucky.

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