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Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain

More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India's northeastern state of Assam to escape heavy floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains that drowned seven, authorities said on Wednesday, as they warned the situation could worsen.

Reuters

Brisbane's Toombul Shopping Centre retailers have leases terminated by Mirvac after floods

Centre owner Mirvac has informed some businesses that it is "impractical and undesirable to reinstate the centre" to how it was before it was inundated in February.

ABC News

How your local garbage truck is helping fix south-east Queensland's pothole problems

Artificial intelligence and garbage trucks are helping fix potholes faster across one local council area, following weeks of floods and heavy rain.

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Rising insurance sees disaster victims call on politicians to address costs days out from election

Ruth Haggar discovered her home was under-insured when she lost it in the Black Summer bushfires and can't understand why politicians are "not speaking up" this federal election.

ABC News

Burkina Faso rescuers find no survivors in flooded mine chamber

Torrential rain flooded the Perkoa zinc mine on April 16, trapping eight workers inside.

Al Jazeera

Flood-damaged Kedron Brook Bikeway to take Brisbane City Council years to rebuild

Repairs to a north Brisbane Kedron Brook Bikeway will take months, if not years, after floodwaters destroyed a large section of the concrete pathway and infrastructure, with the city council now considering how to rebuild the path through Stafford and Grange.

ABC News

When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters

Queensland residents are facing yet another arduous clean-up after floods inundated roads and towns last week.

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Flooding in Korat

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Floodwater inundated many areas of Muang and Chok Chai districts, including the province's largest pottery village in tambon Dan Kwian, following heavy rain on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Qld man still missing after weekend floods

Queensland man Keiran Wilson went missing four days ago during major flooding near Ballandean in the state's south.

AAP

How to remove mould from your home and how to stop it from growing in this humidity

After months of wet weather, many people are struggling to contain mould. Here’s how to get rid of it.

ABC News

Climate change is heating up Florida. That could bring more wildfires, new report warns

MIAMI — When Hurricane Michael tore through North Florida in 2018 as a Category 5 storm, it left more than 3 million acres of felled trees in its wake.

Miami Herald

Court opens way for flood of Texas "censorship" lawsuits

Texans are expected to start suing giants like Meta and YouTube over content moderation decisions they don't agree with.

Axios

Plans to reduce flooding in Bo'ness to be shared with residents

The results of a Falkirk Council study looking at flooding problems in the town will be shared online

Daily Record

SES resourcing issues existed a year before latest NSW floods, review finds

Report into 2021 disaster finds problems with communications, staffing and flood plans at state’s emergency service

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Gwynedd caravan park submits plan to ensure it is protected from floods

Barmouth Bay Holiday Park, at Tal-y-bont, wants to build a new flood defence wall

The Guardian - AU

Lismore kicks up its mud-caked heels at free concert following ‘two months of hell’

Residents refused to let a few showers stop them enjoying a star-studded show featuring Paul Kelly and Lime Cordiale

AAP

Qld's 'gutwrenching' cleanup is underway

Floodwaters are slowly receding across Queensland with the gutwrenching clean up and recovery underway.

ABC News

Police charge man over alleged looting attempt during Gympie floods

Police are warning that anyone caught stealing from flood-affected areas could face up to 10 years in jail after a man was arrested in Gympie as floodwaters rose.

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Reuters

Flood saves Ukrainian village from Russian occupation

The intentional flooding of a small village north of Kyiv that created a quagmire and submerged cellars and fields, but prevented a Russian attack on the capital, was worth all the sacrifice, residents said.

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Grinspoon and Paul Kelly play to thousands at Lismore's flood relief concert

Thousands of people have trekked through mud deep enough to lose a gumboot in to see big-name musicians at a free flood relief concert in devastated Northern NSW.

ABC News

Queensland's wet weather expected to ease, flood level of Mary River at Gympie to fall

Heavy rain falling across a widespread area of Queensland's south-east has mostly dissipated on Sunday afternoon, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned sodden catchments could still flood later in the week amidst light showers.

AAP

Qld rains ease but flood warnings remain

Floodwaters continue to run in some parts of Queensland even as rain eases, with the Mary River in Gympie expected to peak at 16 metres.

Wales Online

Deborah James cancer research funds hurtle towards £6m mark

Donations continue to flood in for the beloved dame

ABC News

Floodwaters cut Bruce Highway at Gympie, as low-lying business owners evacuate

As the Queensland town is isolated by floodwaters for the third time since January, residents and main street business owners are again preparing for the worst.

ABC News

Flood-hit Northern Rivers legal practices struggling as system grinds to a halt amid intense demand

They help some of society's most vulnerable people, yet these legal practices are barely coping themselves after floods ravaged northern New South Wales.

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