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Alaska braces for huge storm, flooding, power outages feared

Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced for what forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, accompanied by strong winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding

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Alaska braces for powerful storm with wind gusts up to 90 mph

Residents along Alaska’s western coast were battening down Friday before the expected arrival of one of the fiercest storms the state has faced in more than a decade, with meteorologists warning of hurricane-force winds and heavy rain that could trigger severe flooding.

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A 'historically powerful' storm brings seas of up to 54 feet toward Alaska, NWS says

Virtually Alaska's entire shoreline is under some form of alert. Flood and storm warnings cover the west, and craft advisories cover both the Gulf of Alaska and the coast of the North Slope.

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Water Begins Receding in Pakistan’s Worst Flood-Hit South

Floodwaters are receding in Pakistan's worst-hit southern Sindh province, officials said Friday, a potentially bright sign in an ongoing crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the impoverished South Asian country. The Indus River, which had swelled until earlier this month, was now rushing at “normal”…

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Assam has 15 of India’s 25 districts most vulnerable to climate change

The State experienced exponential increase in flood events since 2010, Minister Keshab Mahanta said

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: First flood warning withdrawn at Dowleswaram

Irrigation authorities releasing 9.91 lakh cusecs into the sea

The Hindu

'Water bomb' kills at least 10 as 16 inches of rain falls in just two hours

At least 10 people in Italy have died after flash flood swept through towns and villages following a "water bomb" of rainfall. Around 16 inches of rain fell in just two to three hours on Thursday.

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Mum left to live in home where water pours through light sockets

Amanda Bilal-Jones' son has been sleeping on the couch since the family's home was flooded at the end of August

Liverpool Echo

Western Alaska braces for strong storm, possible floods

A vast swath of western Alaska could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok move toward the Bering Sea region

The Independent UK

Australian Medical Association leads push to secure disaster grants for healthcare providers

Health organisations join forces to demand more help from governments so they can recover and assist communities ravaged by flooding, arguing that all healthcare providers are essential services that deserve disaster support.

ABC News

Children, women prone to diseases in Pakistan's stagnant flood water

Children and women are becoming more vulnerable as tens of thousands of people suffer from infectious and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan and the death toll from the inundation surpassed 1,500, according to government data and UNICEF on Friday.

Reuters

Central Victorians warned to brace for flooding as 'astronomical' volumes of water soak region

Heavy rain forecast for parts of Central Victoria is putting local councils on an emergency footing as they brace for rising water levels and fast-running creeks.

ABC News

Three rescued off ute as inland NSW floods

The NSW SES has rescued 14 people as heavy rain falls on already saturated grounds and full dams in the state's central west region.

AAP

Pakistan floods ‘made up to 50% worse by global heating’

Study says climate crisis likely to have significantly increased rainfall and made future floods more likely

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Come Rain or Shine

Everyone and their mother are well aware that floods suck, period. But give it to the Thais who manage to make the most of the rains as shown in these pictures, which I hope will lighten up the heavy rain (with no intention to glamourise it).

The Independent UK

England donate to flood appeal on first return to Pakistan since 2005

England touched down in Karachi on Thursday for a seven-match Twenty20 series

Wales Online

Former teacher leading ‘epic trek’ to raise money for struggling flood victims in Pakistan

"Villages have been wiped away and some places look like war zones because of the damage done by the water"

The Independent UK

Pakistan reopens key highway to speed aid to flood victims

Officials say Pakistani engineers backed by troops have reopened a key highway linking southwestern Baluchistan province to flood-devastated areas in the south

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Russia bombs dam in attempt to flood President Zelensky's home town in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky has blasted Russian tactics in which he claims a dam was deliberately targeted by cruise missiles in an attempt to flood his home town of Kryvyi Rih. The river rose by 2.5 metres and flooding was seen in the city

Reuters

Death toll in Pakistan floods nears 1,500; hundreds of thousands sleep in open

Unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities said hundreds of thousands of people were still sleeping in the open air after the disaster.

The Guardian - AU

‘Localise everything’: after floods, Northern Rivers residents join forces to build disaster resilience

In areas where some felt let down by emergency responses, community groups share skills such as how to clear landslips, operate chainsaws and preserve food

Bangkok Post

Extensive flooding in northeast

Nine provinces within the Chi and Mun river basins have been affected.

Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town flooded after Russian missile strikes hit dam

Residents have been ordered to evacuate after a dam was destroyed as cruise missiles hit Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town of Kryvyi Rih.

The Independent UK

Likely vote over Louisiana project caught in abortion debate

For a third time the Louisiana Bond Commission is scheduled to vote, Thursday morning, on a $39 million future line of credit for a New Orleans power plant, critical to power drainage pumps that remove rainwater in a city that faces chronic flood problems

Bangkok Post

Extensive flooding in Chi, Mun river basins

More than 260,000 rai of farmland and residential areas in 9 northeastern provinces within the Chi and Mun river basins are heavily flooded, satellite data shows.

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