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Bacteria skyrockets to 100 times beyond safe levels in some Fort Lauderdale canals after historic flooding

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale — known as the “Venice of America” for its many waterways — was marred by water dirtier than a toilet during last week’s historical flooding.

Tribune News Service

How we plan for New Zealand's next big disaster

We're a country prone to natural disasters - but are some areas better prepared than others?

Newsroom.co.nz

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

The Independent UK

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Five Emergency Alert myths debunked by fact-checkers

Emergency alert is set to be sent to mobile devices this afternoon - but some misinformation about it has spread online

Wales Online

Warning as public urged to look out for Emergency Alert test scams

Scammers will be taking advantage of the nationwide alert test this week, consumer group Which? has warned

Manchester Evening News

Tulare Lake floods California

Draining the lake allowed agriculture to thrive, but left the region vulnerable to floods

Salon

Climate change could make freak events like Fort Lauderdale’s rain bomb more common

MIAMI — Fort Lauderdale’s flood was worse than any hurricane in local memory, unmatched by anything on the record books and happened faster and harder than anyone planned or prepared for.

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Decades-long connection to shack tested as retiree shares toll of once in a lifetime flood

Lynton and Jane Harding have a lifetime of memories at their riverfront shack and after 42 years decided to retire there permanently. But a major flood has left the couple, and the town, picking up the pieces.

ABC News

'Mangrove Man' in India fights to salvage sinking shores

Known locally as “Mangrove Man,” T

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Drivers told not to turn off emergency alert test or face £200 fine

The alert on Sunday will make a loud siren-like sound

Liverpool Echo

Rain threat remains in water-logged South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across inland portions of South Florida and move toward the east coast during the afternoon and early evening hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

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San Joaquin Valley farmers dig in for the next battle: An epic Sierra snowmelt

CORCORAN, Calif. — Tom Barcellos has farmed the reclaimed soil of the Tulare Lake Basin for nearly five decades, and he’s rarely witnessed a winter like 2023.

Los Angeles Times

New UK mobile emergency alert system to be tested next week

Mobiles will buzz with the message even if they're on silent at 3pm on April 23

Manchester Evening News

Mildura nursery returns to home base after summer floods, moves thousands of plants back

It's been a case of all hands on deck as the GrowAbility nursery moves back to its home base after the summer floods.

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Exact message all phones will get next Sunday as details of alert siren released

Every phone in the country will sound an alarm and flash up this text message

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Remote Indigenous communities spared by Cyclone Ilsa but evacuees unable to return home

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made its passage through Western Australia but many evacuees from the Great Sandy Desert are yet to return home, cut off by floodwaters.

The Guardian - AU

Man charged with foreign interference to remain behind bars until Monday – as it happened

The 55-year-old businessman appeared via video link at Parramatta magistrates court

Miami Herald

‘It’s all gone.’ How families are coping in a South Florida community that went under water

MIAMI — A small neighborhood, Edgewood, sits just north of Fort Lauderdale’s airport. The streets, with tightly packed houses, are usually filled with working people who like to help each other.

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Ilsa downgraded to tropical low, moves east across NT

Northern Territory communities including Alice Springs, Yulara and Ti Tree need to be on alert for flash flooding in the wake of Ex-Cyclone Ilsa.

Tribune News Service

Fort Lauderdale airport finally reopens after historic rainfall

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Officials and airline patrons of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, closed after being inundated by record rains, anxiously awaited a newly scheduled reopening on Friday.

The Independent UK

Airport looks to open as South Florida floods slowly recede

Drivers are being urged to use caution when navigating the streets of Fort Lauderdale after days of unrelenting rain left roads underwater and forced the closure of one of South Florida’s largest airports

Tribune News Service

Fort Lauderdale under water: City declares state of emergency in wake of epic flooding

It was the rainstorm that seemed to never end, turning roads into rivers and forcing drivers to abandon their cars in search of higher ground.

The Independent UK

Snowmelt leads to heavy flooding from Southwest to Rockies

A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers

Tribune News Service

Historic rain and flooding results in 820 auto insurance claims in Florida so far — and that’s just one company

Auto insurance claims are already being reported by South Florida residents whose vehicles were inundated by this week’s historic flooding.

ABC News

Council warns Maribyrnong River flood victims could be exposed to future disasters

As residents along Melbourne's Maribyrnong River attempt to rebuild after last year's shocking floods, their local council fears they could be setting themselves up for future devastation with "like-for-like" rebuilds in the flood-prone area.

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