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Authorities describe ‘nearly an entire year’s worth of rain in one morning’ as deluge becomes second major flood at park this week

LOS ANGELES — Death Valley National Park, famous for its parched, otherworldly landscapes, closed completely Friday because of historic rainfall and flash flooding. About 500 visitors and 500 staff members were stuck in the park after the closures, with no major injuries reported, though about 60 vehicles were damaged.

The Mayor of Lismore in northern NSW urges the state government to release a flood inquiry report after hearing unconfirmed leaks from the media and nothing from the government.

Flash flooding triggered by heavy rainfall forced has officials to close all roads in and out of Death Valley National Park near the California-Nevada line Friday

Independent review recommends home buybacks for NSW flood victims. This blog is now closed

Labor has hit out at the NSW government for failing to clarify plans for disaster management in the state after reports Resilience NSW will be dismantled.

From Israeli strikes on Gaza, to flowing volcanoes in Iceland, to flood damage in Kentucky, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.

Angel Campbell should have been looking through photo albums and eating soup beans in her grandmother's living room this week

Thunderstorms have returned to parts of Kentucky already reeling from devastating floods

Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.