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Fourth person reported drowned in New Mexico wildfire area floods

A man drowned on Sunday in northern New Mexico when a flash flood swept through a burn area left by the state’s largest recorded wildfire, according to a local rancher, marking the fourth such death reported in just over two weeks.

Reuters

2 more deaths this monsoon take toll to 118 in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Two persons were killed in Washim and Yavatmal districts due to flood and lightning — taking the death toll since the start of monsoon to 118 — and 82 persons suffered injuries, according to the State Disaster Situation Report Index.

The Times of India

City Hall refuses to be sunk by floods

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing a major redevelopment of the capital's drainage system to increase its drainage capacity in a fresh drive to combat the city's flood problem.

Bangkok Post

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The terrifying moment a fisherman's boat is caught in the middle of a powerful flood tide at Severn Estuary

'You'd be in big trouble if you were on foot now - the sand will be turning into quicksand.'

Wales Online

Plans for retirement village in Brisbane area at ‘high likelihood’ of flooding spark disbelief

The site is not far from another village and an aged care centre that were both hit by flooding in February

The Guardian - AU

More storms forecasted for flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky

The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week ago and said there’s a threat of thunderstorms in the region for much of the coming week

The Independent UK

SES orders Wagga Wagga residents in low-lying areas to evacuate amid flood fears

The SES says if residents in risk areas have not evacuated before 6pm they may be cut off by floodwaters and it may be too dangerous for emergency crews to reach them.

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Destructive rain in Death Valley and flooded Vegas casinos mark a summer of extreme weather

Photographer John Sirlin was in a canyon in the northeast part of Death Valley National Park late Thursday to shoot lightning in an expected thunderstorm.

Los Angeles Times

More people in flooded Eastern Kentucky counties eligible for housing, other help

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has approved individual assistance for people in more counties hit by recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced Saturday.

Tribune News Service

In wake of floods, typical barbs at Kentucky political event

Republicans running for governor in 2023 took the stage at Kentucky’s biggest political event

The Independent UK

Flash floods turn Death Valley muddy, stranding hundreds of visitors

Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.

WEKU

Signs of flood threat ease in Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala

Several houses, shops and roads remain inundated

The Hindu

Moreton Bay Regional Council push flood-risk disclosure for Queensland property buyers

At present, Queensland does not have a comprehensive statutory disclosure scheme for home buyers.

ABC News

California: flash floods bury cars and strand tourists in Death Valley

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

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'Unprecedented' rain, flooding shuts Death Valley National Park, swallowing cars, stranding hundreds

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.

ABC News

Lismore Mayor frustrated over flood report delay as media leaks show $3b recovery expense

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.

The Independent UK

Flash floods strand 1K people in Death Valley National Park

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

The Guardian - AU

Singer Judith Durham dies; Penny Wong calls for restraint on China’s exercises; 89 Covid deaths – as it happened

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

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NSW govt burying floods report, says Labor

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.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Global | July 30-Aug. 5, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera

US: Biden to visit Kentucky, state battered by floods and heat

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

The Independent UK

Kentucky flood survivors turn to grim task: burying the dead

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

The Independent UK

More storms bring renewed flood threat in hard-hit Kentucky

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

Al Jazeera

What will be the future of the Thames Estuary settlements?

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

The Conversation

Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war – and contributes to weaker journalism standards

Photos of civilians killed or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war are widespread, particularly online, both on social media and in professional news media.

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