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Officials warned that the rainfall was ‘not over’ as people were advised to seek refuge on higher ground

At least two people have died due to the weather conditions that have hit the area throughout May. Heavy rain caused more than a dozen rivers to burst their banks during a 24-hour period, while red weather warnings for flooding and landslides remain in place for this weekend.

With Italy already having faced a spell of adverse weather this month, which has triggered storms and floods, the situation has shown no sign of improving this week.

With Italy already having faced a spell of adverse weather this month, which has triggered storms and floods, the situation has shown no sign of improving this week.

Some areas have received a month's worth of rain overnight, while Tuesday morning commuters on the M1 have been delayed by flash flooding on the Gold Coast.

After months of assessments and reports, the NSW Reconstruction Authority says Thelma Murphy's home in a caravan park is not eligible for further disaster relief, leaving her to ask why her home is "deemed less worthy".

Asabu Laher, 95, is receiving end-of-life care at her council-run house in Clapham, south London

The money will be spent upgrading thousands of faulty or outdated flood gauges, which have left communities unprepared during natural disasters.

The federal government will spend $236 million in the next decade to set up a national network of flood gauges to protect at-risk communities.