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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Push to climate-proof road maintenance as flooding causes billions of dollars in damage

Potholes, washouts and other road damage costing billions of dollars to repair could be reduced, according to a researcher who says maintenance methods must be revised in the face of more extreme weather events.

ABC News

Rapid floodwaters in Vic to remain: SES

Emergencies services are warning swollen rivers remain dangerous and will be elevated for weeks to come in Victoria.

AAP

Saudi Arabia flooding: Huge floods cause water to gush down street as cars swept away

Apocalyptic footage shows the moment waves rush throuh the streets of a neighbourhood in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - sweeping up cars and ferrying them along the road as the floodwaters raged

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Moulamein cut off by floods, residents stay to defend town despite evacuation order

Almost all residents in the now cut-off town of Moulamein in the NSW Riverina have chosen to stay and protect their community, as floodwaters continue to rise.

ABC News

Exhaustion and relief as flood threat subsides in Deniliquin

The SES cancelled an evacuation order after warning some residents their homes would be inundated

The Guardian - AU

Residents blockade homes after waking up to find their driveways submerged and street flooded

Schools were closed and homes were left without water after the pipe burst

Manchester Evening News

New housing development in Ayrshire village gets green light

Objectors raised concerns about drainage and road safety at the Coylton development but councillors gave the plan the thumbs up.

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NSW floods take financial, emotional toll on Central West farmers

Farmers are going to great lengths to save livestock from drowning in flooded paddocks and to protect their own livelihoods.

ABC News

Schools closed and homes left without water as burst pipe causes major flooding in Altrincham

Pictures showed bins floating around the streets and cars left stranded before the roads were cleared

Manchester Evening News

Flooding hits parts of Northern Ireland amid Met Office weather warning

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office

Belfast Live

Man found on road after ‘hit and run’ dies as gardai seal off scene in Tipperary

Emergency services were called to the scene on the R433 road near Clonmore Village shortly after 1am. They found a man aged in his 60s, who was later pronounced dead.

Irish Mirror

Met Eireann issues Status Orange rain warning for three counties with high risk of flooding

A Status Yellow rain warning is also in place all day Monday for the whole of Ireland

Irish Mirror

Ferocious storms lash Victoria, destroying crops and damaging houses and businesses

A severe weather warning remains in place for much of the state and the Bureau of Meteorology is reporting that elevated and coastal areas are most likely to experience peak wind gusts.

ABC News

Evacuation orders issued in Deniliquin and Moulamein as record flood peak reached at Condobolin

Towns in the state's Central West and Riverina are monitoring hastily-built defences against major flooding while strong winds cause damage across the state.

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Charges dropped against deputy after 2 died in flooded van

Criminal charges have been dropped against a former deputy who was helping to transport two mental health patients who drowned while locked in the back of a van that was driven into floodwaters caused by 2018′s Hurricane Florence in South Carolina

AAP

Deniliquin floods again, winds batter NSW

Deniliquin residents have been ordered to evacuate again amid forecasts for damaging winds across much of NSW as the clean-up starts in Forbes.

ABC News

NSW floods: Focus shifts to Condobolin and Euabalong as Forbes flood level recedes

Rescue workers are shifting their focus to Euabalong and Condobolin, where a makeshift levee is keeping water away from the CBD, as floodwater slowly recedes at Forbes in central west NSW.

The Canberra Times

Why the ACT needs to change the way it assesses flood risk

A third La Nina raises questions over how flood-prepared the ACT is.

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AAP

Long road ahead for NSW flood victims

Authorities are warning it could be months before flooding impacts are resolved in NSW as a second death is recorded in Eugowra.

Daily Mirror

Flooding hits UK overnight with roads under water: Flood alerts for today as rain resumes

Flooding has hit parts of Scotland and north-east England with police searching for a woman reportedly swept into a river in Aberdeenshire - and there's more flood warnings today

Daily Record

Flood-hit streets swept by Scots cops as extreme weather halts travel amid chaos

Heavy rain battered much of the east of Scotland, with several severe flood warnings issued.

The Guardian - AU

NSW floods: Condobolin waits behind 3km wall of sandbags as record peak flows west from Forbes

Forbes mayor criticises decision to base recovery team in in Parkes as towns and villages downstream wait days for peak

The Independent UK

‘Danger to life’ floods overwhelm homes, railways and roads in Scotland after 140mm of rain falls overnight

‘Rest centres’ set up and sandbags handed out in Aberdeenshire after month’s worth of rain falls in hours

ABC News

NSW flood crises continues with storms forecast, water rising at Condobolin, 23 SES emergency alerts in place

Police believe a body found near Eugowra on Saturday is that of 85-year-old Ljubisa 'Les' Vugec. It is the second person to have died after a flash flood devastated the town on Monday.

The Independent UK

Person swept into water in Aberdeenshire as heavy rain continues

The person was understood to be rescuing a dog in the River Don near Monymusk in Aberdeenshire on Friday.

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