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When disaster strikes, emergency responders can't respond to every call. Communities must be helped to help themselves

As record-breaking floods in North Queensland ease and water levels recede, the focus now turns to the mop-up and recovery. Residents have been supporting each other through the flood crisis, such as processing donated goods, conducting welfare checks on neighbours and helping each other clean up homes.

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Nearly 21 lakh beneficiaries in Chennai, nearby districts, covered under cash relief disbursal

85% of 25 lakh beneficiaries in Chennai & 3 districts receive ₹1,260 crore flood relief in cash & bank transfers.

The Hindu

Record flooding wreaks havoc, power outages persist in Northeast storm

Experience the aftermath of a powerful storm in the Northeast as floodwaters reach record levels. Join Katie Byrne for the latest updates on this surreal s...

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T.N. Rains | Madras Regimental Centre personnel mobilised for relief efforts in Thoothukudi

MRC mobilised from Nilgiris to Thoothukudi for flood relief operations, rescuing 24 civilians & providing 550 food packets.

The Hindu

Tinnies and choppers: amid Queensland’s flood catastrophe, the community steps in

Connected via social media and using whatever they have, residents have been risking their own lives to rescue stranded neighbours

The Guardian - AU

T.N. floods | Intense relief and rescue operations underway in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts

Tamil Nadu rain: 10 people dead in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi & Tirunelveli districts due to floods; relief & rescue operations underway.

The Hindu

State Govt machinery dysfunctional: Annamalai

Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai urges Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to focus on flood relief & rescue efforts, criticising the State government's inefficiency & blaming of IMD.

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The Guardian - US

‘Gut punch’ US north-eastern storm leaves at least six people dead

Deadly winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power and deposits flooding and freezing temperatures in its wake

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Renewed flood menace as cyclone carnage mounts

Far north Queensland is bracing for more flooding as the evacuation of a community and the search for a missing elderly man continues.

The Guardian - UK

Wales government announces raft of cuts to public services

Cuts to affect areas from policing to flood risk management as part of effort to protect NHS and support councils

The Guardian - AU

Scientists brace for possibility of ‘severe’ damage to Great Barrier Reef from ex-Cyclone Jasper

Modelling shows ‘huge area’ in which waves and flood waters could have destroyed coral colonies

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The Hindu

DMK government’s failure to take timely precautionary measures reason behind worst floods, says Palaniswami

Edappadi K. Palaniswami visits flood-affected areas in Tirunelveli & Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu; distributes relief materials & groceries to victims.

The Independent UK

Major cleanup underway after storm batters Northeastern US, knocks out power and floods roads

Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise in New England following a powerful storm that hit the northeastern U.S.

Evening Standard

Desperate Australians risk wading through crocodile-infested floodwater to get to safety

Some locals are traversing floodwaters to flee their damaged homes or get to higher ground

AAP

Flood damage sparks call for road funding shake-up

Funding of regional roads needs an overhaul so the nation can cope better with natural disasters, a parliamentary inquiry has found

The Guardian - AU

Residents of flooded north Queensland town Wujal Wujal arrive in Cooktown as evacuation efforts continue

Military evacuates 20 people to Cooktown as some residents of flooded Indigenous community choose to remain

The Hindu

Don’t disburse flood relief in cash, suggests Madras High Court

Madras High Court suggests disbursing flood relief, Pongal gifts, etc. only through bank transfers to curb fraud & misappropriation.

International Business Times

Rescue Teams Evacuate Flood-Ravaged Australian Town

Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety before they run out of food and water.

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