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Floods left NSW towns 'exposed': inquiry

A failure to plan was behind "devastation" caused by severe flooding to towns across northern NSW, an inquiry has been told.

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Outback Queensland, NSW comes to life as riverine flooding arrives without rain

There isn't a cloud in sight, and it hasn't rained, but the incoming flood is imminent in western Queensland and north west NSW.

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Huonbrook residents 'trapped in paradise' after floods wash away road in Byron hinterland

Three months after the first flood swept through the Northern Rivers region of NSW, some isolated residents are still using goat tracks to reach town or are relying on helicopter drops.

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Restoration debate: Conservation or destruction

Conservationists are up in arms against a project launched by the government to desilt rivers to control floods, which have become an annual phenomenon since 2018, alleging that it has led to unscrupulous sand-mining. While the government maintains transparency in works, conservationists are unconvinced

The Hindu

WA braces for wild storms, risk of floods

Thunderstorms and damaging high winds are forecast for Western Australia's southeast while the state's Pilbara coast is under flood watch.

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Months after dam destroyed to stop Russian advance, parts of village still flooded

Some 50 homes in the village of Demydiv remain partially submerged months after a dam was destroyed and the area flooded to stop Russian troops from advancing on Ukraine capital Kyiv, regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said late on Saturday.

Reuters

Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The dead bodies of two more missing miners have been found at a zinc mine owned by Trevali Mining Corp in Burkina Faso that flooded last month, the government said on Saturday.

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Months on from devastating Lismore floods, 1,300 people are still unable to return home

Three months on from the devastating flood event in late February, 1,300 people remain in emergency accommodation and less than 20 per cent of businesses are back operating in Lismore.

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Edinburgh man with long Covid forced from home after neighbours flood flat

Nurudin Ismail had his Tollcross flat flooded by upstairs neighbours on May 6 causing water damage across his home

Daily Record

Edinburgh man with long Covid forced out of home after neighbours flood flat

The tenant has been left feeling 'sick, stressed and anxious' as a result of the ordeal.

Edinburgh Live

Casino honours town's unsung flood heroes in Walk of Flame tribute

It looks like a walk of fame, but it's not in Hollywood. The large stickers on a footpath in Casino are a tribute to those who helped others during the northern NSW floods.

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17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete

Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections

The Independent UK

Homes flooded in February hit the market, but real estate agents not bound to tell buyers

Desperate home owners are selling their properties months after they were damaged in south-east Queensland's flood disaster — but the risk of inundation is not always made clear to house hunters.

ABC News

German judges visit Peru glacial lake in unprecedented climate crisis lawsuit

Rising greenhouse gases have caused Lake Palcacocha to swell in size which makes the area at risk for a devastating outburst flood

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Assam flood situation improving but toll goes up to 30

Two, including child, drown in receding water

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Creepy 'ghost town' left untouched for years with beds made up and 'spirits' spotted

It is believed the town was vacated after plans to build a dam nearby were put in place, in a bid to stop flood damage and supply clean water to the area

The Hindu

Kochi Corporation signs MoU with Messina in Italy

The visiting delegation was briefed on the efforts in managing floods

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Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of satellite images to learn where and how it happens

Throughout history, important cities around the world have flourished along river banks. But rivers can also be destructive forces. They routinely flood, and on rare occasions, they can abruptly shift pathways.

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New Zealand PM warns of disinformation during Harvard speech

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Harvard University gradates that the flood of disinformation spread and amplified on social media represents a threat to fragile democracies

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‘He never returned’: Widespread misery in India’s flooded Assam

At least 28 dead and about a million people impacted as severe pre-monsoon rains cause flooding in parts of Assam.

ABC News

Flood insurance claims trickle through approval process for Lismore victims

North coast residents are struggling to navigate the insurance process as they try to move on from the worst floods on record.

ABC News

NSW Far west town of Menindee about to flood, but some wish it had happened much sooner

WaterNSW is about to increase water releases from Menindee Lakes, with warnings that up to 10 properties could be inundated along with some access roads.

The Times of India

Toll climbs to 28, over Rs 5.75 lakh in grip of floods in Assam

GUWAHATI: Over 5.75 lakh people in Assam were still in the grip of floods on Wednesday even as the administration struggled to restore health and hygiene in the inundated villages.

Los Angeles Times

Ricky Gervais knew people would be mad about his new Netflix special. He did it anyway

Ricky Gervais knew people would be upset by the flood of anti-trans jokes in his latest Netflix special, “SuperNature.” And as far as he’s concerned, there’s nothing controversial about it at all.

Al Jazeera

‘Children are starving’: A cry for help from flood-hit Bangladesh

As floodwater recede in most areas, thousands of people now face shortages of food and other essential items.

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