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Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the worst hit, a government agency said.

Bangkok Post

Attendance at Yellowstone National Park plummets after road washouts in June

Yellowstone visitation is down 40% after historic floods washed out roads. One neighboring town is struggling to survive, so park officials have opened a temporary road to try to help.

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Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said.

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Orange alert in 8 districts as Kerala braces for isolated heavy showers

The government expedited the evacuation of scores of families living in flood-prone areas downstream of at least five dams in Kerala

The Hindu

NSW government told to release flood inquiry report which recommends dismantling Resilience NSW

Shane Fitzsimmons says it's up to the government to make decisions about the findings of an independent report into the state's catastrophic floods, including the recommendation to dismantle the body he leads.

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BOM issues major flood warning for Gundagai as Water NSW increases releases from Burrinjuck Dam

The Burrinjuck Dam began spilling this morning after more than 230,000ML, a quarter of its capacity, flowed in from various tributaries overnight.

ABC News

Ex-NSW minister backs Resilience NSW boss

Ex-NSW minister Andrew Constance has slammed plans for Resilience NSW head Shane Fitzsimmons to lose his job and his agency wound down over the flood response.

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Weather bureau cancels flood warning for Scone after peak below minor level

The State Emergency Service has warned that moderate flooding is possible at Scone on Friday morning, after intense rainfall overnight caused "sharp and dangerous rises" at Kingdon Ponds, upstream of the town.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands in Eastern Kentucky still without water. Towns wonder how they’ll pay for repairs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Water and sewer crews from across Kentucky are headed to Eastern Kentucky to help counties and cities restore busted and broken water systems a week after deadly floods knocked out water service to thousands.

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Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues

Reservoirs full and rivers overflowing; people shifted to relief camps

The Hindu

Floods, storms and heatwaves are a direct product of the climate crisis – that’s a fact, so where is the action?

As Guardian analysis shows that human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly weather disasters, there is no place for denialism any more, says John Vidal, a former Guardian environment editor

The Guardian - UK

Water becomes needed commodity in flood-ravaged Kentucky

National Guard soldiers rushed to distribute bottled water to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky as forecasters warned of more rain coming to the region

The Independent UK

Car swallowed by sinkhole during raging floods leading to evacuation of 500,000

Torrential rains are battering towns and villages in Yamagata, in Japan's central Niigata, where roads are now flooded and rivers have burst their banks as officials report at least three missing people and a massive 500,000 evacuations

Daily Mirror

Climatology will not speak reality, but climate change is a reality, says IMD scientist P.S. Biju

Kerala once again is in the throes of flooding and landslips triggered by extreme rainfall events wh

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Outflow from KRS stepped up, flood warning issued in Kollegal

This follows copious rains in the upstream region

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Kerala rains | Flood situation turns grim in Central Travancore

Traffic in several parts of the region was disrupted including along the Pala -Erattupetta route as flood waters engulfed the road

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NSW government will move to dismantle Resilience NSW following independent flood inquiry

The NSW government is considering dismantling disaster agency Resilience NSW after a review into the state's flood crisis this year.

The Hindu

Kerala rain updates | August 4, 2022

The rain intensifies in Kerala again with red alert declared in eight districts and flood warnings given to people living on the banks of Chalakudy and Pampa rivers

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As season approaches, Eastern Kentucky high schools forge ahead with football preparations

The deadly and devastating flooding that’s occurred in Eastern Kentucky in recent weeks has affected nearly all areas of life in the mountains, including one of the region’s proudest traditions: high school football.

Irish Mirror

Irishman's family 'trapped' after home destroyed twice by flash floods in Australia

Ciaran Gogarty and his family couldn't afford the AUS$1500 a month that they were quoted by insurance companies against flooding

AAP

Heavy rain, flood watch for Adelaide Hills

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch for parts of the Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia ahead of heavy rain and strong winds.

AAP

Severe weather warning for parts of NSW

Large areas of New South Wales are forecast to cop showers and storms, with warnings issued for large hail, wild winds and the potential for flooding.

Tribune News Service

National Guard called into Eastern Kentucky to patrol after 6 people arrested for looting

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Six people have been arrested for looting and stealing in Perry County since flooding struck last week and Kentucky National Guard military police were headed to at least two counties Wednesday in an effort to curb crime.

Bangkok Post

The varieties of climate-driven medical risk

When natural disasters force people to pack a bag and flee to safety, important items are often forgotten. Following California's 2007 wildfire season, estimates were that for every household at least one person left behind prescription medication during evacuation. Likewise, when Hurricane Harvey threatened to flood my own mother's Texas…

ABC News

Success of Koori Mail flood response in Lismore prompts calls for First Nations first responders

When Lismore was hit with its biggest flood in recorded history, national Indigenous newspaper the Koori Mail responded quickly to the needs of the community.

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