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'You just do it': bravery award for flood rescuer

A man whose quick thinking helped save a woman stranded in a flooded creek has been awarded a bravery decoration for his "unforeseen courage".

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‘Biggest flood in Punjab’s history’ affects over 2 million people in Pakistan

Minister says first time Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi rivers carrying such high levels of water

The Independent UK

Should governments pay businesses for climate disasters? Researchers unpack huge lawsuits in South Africa

The most catastrophic natural disaster ever recorded in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province – also the worst flood in South Africa for more than a century – has sparked two major lawsuits by insurance companies whose business clients suffered massive flood damage.

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I Expected Katrina: Come Hell And High Water To Be Just Another Documentary. Here's Why I Was Very Wrong

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water is about so much more than the flood.

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Half a million people stranded by heavy flooding evacuated in Pakistan

In Punjab province, all three major rivers overflowed simultaneously, for the first time in the country’s history.

Al Jazeera

‘The water left nothing’: Pakistan’s Punjab province reels from deadly floods

Fears of disease as more than 1,400 villages under water after three large rivers overflow their banks

The Guardian - UK

Kerr County youth camps appeal to Dan Patrick on proposed floodplain restrictions

Camp Waldemar, Vista Camps and Camp Stewart ask the lieutenant governor for an expert to determine where cabins are located, want financial aid if pending camp safety bills pass.

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Smog Then Floods: Pakistani Families 'Can't Catch A Break'

Perched on her neighbour's rooftop, Ghulam Bano gazes down at the remains of her home, submerged in murky, foul-smelling floodwater that has engulfed much of Pakistan's Punjab region.

International Business Times

Heavy, persistent weekend showers forecast after flooding in parts of UK

England’s southern coast faced the heaviest rainfall between Thursday night and Friday morning.

Evening Standard

‘Everything has been lost’: Kashmir floods, landslides kill dozens

Overflowing rivers devastate communities, prompt questions about whether lessons from past floods were ever learned.

Al Jazeera

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

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Rabbis; The Economy; His Majesty’s Health

RABBIS Orthodox Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza. Hamas is no longer a credible threat. Israel should immediately flood...

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Behind Pakistan’s repeated floods: Melting glaciers, depleted forests

Deforestation and glacial melting are the two leading causes compounding the climate crisis in the north of Pakistan.

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The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks

The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities

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Pakistan floods force mass evacuations as Sikh holy shrine inundated

Indian soldiers rescue four boys swept by floodwaters towards border with Pakistan

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A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch building $760M tunnels under Houston to ease flooding

Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.

The Guardian - UK

Beavers were welcomed back to the Netherlands. Until they started digging 17m-long tunnels

Reintroduced to help boost biodiversity and retain water, beavers are now in danger of causing serious flooding. Should there be more culls? asks Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee

The Independent UK

Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan

Rescuers in Pakistan's Punjab province are racing to reach stranded families after heavy rain and water from overflowing dams in India caused major rivers to burst their banks

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The Independent UK

A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront

The Conversation

Himalayan flash floods: climate change worsens them, but poor planning makes them deadly

On August 5, a cloudburst near the Kheer Ganga river triggered a flash flood that tore through Dharali, a village in the Indian Himalayas. Within minutes, the river swelled with water, mud and debris, sweeping away homes, roads and lives.

The Independent UK

Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Punjab

Indian media reports say intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing following a landslide on a Hindu pilgrimage route

The Independent UK

Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm

International Business Times

Pakistan's Monsoon Misery: Nature's Fury, Man's Mistake

Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves -- as Pakistan's monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare woeful preparedness.

Bangkok Post

Chiang Mai roads flooded as storm Kajiki enters Thailand

Several roads in Chiang Mai city were flooded on Tuesday as storm Kajiki dumped heavy rain on northern Thailand, but continued to weaken.

The Conversation

Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies

Unlike hurricanes and floods, which arrive suddenly and tend to dominate headlines with dramatic images of wrecked homes and submerged towns, droughts are often overlooked by media, governments and markets because they unfold more slowly.

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