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Many displaced by Pakistan’s flood-hit Punjab return to find homes and crops destroyed

Most of the 2.6 million people displaced by record floods in Pakistan’s Punjab province have returned home to find their houses damaged and crops destroyed

The Independent UK

Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024

Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency

The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Helene displaced thousands of students. Some struggled to get back on track with school

Thousands of students across western North Carolina lost their homes a year ago when Helene hit with some of the most vicious floods, landslides and wind ever seen in the mountainous region

The Independent UK

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UK £120m Flood Barrier Finally Completed After Years of Delays – But Will It Actually Work?

After years of setbacks, the UK has finished its £120m flood defence scheme. The 17km barrier promises protection, but doubts over resilience remain.

International Business Times UK

India's Breadbasket Under Water: Millions Displaced as Punjab Faces Worst Floods in Decades

Punjab reels from worst floods in decades as 3.5M people are displaced and farmland is left ruined.

International Business Times UK

Queensland's Property Nightmare – Are Politicians Ignoring a Climate Housing Collapse?

A federal report warns Queensland is ground zero for climate risk, with homes and insurance markets under pressure from rising disasters.

International Business Times UK

Floods Devastate India's Breadbasket Of Punjab

The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock -- the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket.

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Up to 185,000 Queensland homes could be at ‘very high risk’ with many uninsurable if global heating unchecked

State faces more frequent heatwaves, floods, cyclones and bushfires – and many homes will be uninsurable, national climate risk assessment warns

The Guardian - AU

Bali battles worst floods in more than a decade

At least 17 dead as torrential downpours trigger landslides, while heavy rain lashes India, Pakistan and Australia

The Guardian - UK

Flood survivors begin to return home in Pakistan's eastern Punjab as water recedes

Displaced families have begun returning to homes in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province as floodwaters significantly recede

The Independent UK

Philippine defense and military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

The Independent UK

Floodwaters begin receding in a major Pakistani city but nearby towns face evacuations

Officials say floodwaters that threatened a major town in eastern Punjab province have started receding, sparing its 700,000 residents

The Independent UK

Rescuers search for missing people as deadly Indonesia floods recede

A weeklong state of emergency has been declared for floods that have left at least 21 people dead.

Al Jazeera

India suffered Rs 24,000 crore losses this monsoon: Do we have a plan to fix this?

This monsoon season has brought severe destruction to India’s northern states. There were cloudbursts in Uttarakhand, flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab saw its worst flood since 1988.

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The Guardian - UK

Spanish schools to teach pupils how to cope with climate crisis disasters

Children as young as three will have lessons on wildfires and flooding under 10-point emergency response plan

The Independent UK

China suffered damage worth £2.2bn in August as monsoon wreaked havoc

Beijing says more than 10 million people affected by succession of disasters ranging from flash floods to droughts

The Independent UK

Rescue boat evacuating flood victims capsizes in eastern Pakistan, killing 9

A rescue boat evacuating people displaced by floods has capsized in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, killing nine people

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At least 19 killed in flash floods in Indonesia, most on island of Bali

President Prabowo Subianto orders acceleration of search operations and handling of aftermath of deadly flooding.

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The Independent UK

Indonesian rescuers search for missing people as floods recede

Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for survivors of devastating flash floods that struck two provinces in Indonesia a day earlier

The Guardian - AU

Wild weather brings flash floods in Sydney and at least two tornados reported in regional NSW

Light rail passengers rescued in Randwick on Wednesday night as severe weather warnings remain in place across NSW

The Guardian - AU

Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse

Exclusive: Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people

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A Youth Motorcyclist Was Just Electrocuted After Braving a Flooded Street

While motorcycles tend to be able to traverse water crossings and rivers and streams, it's a bad idea to wade through floodwaters, as downed powerlines can lead to being electrocuted, as one guy recently found out.

The Independent UK

Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead and 13 missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while authorities say 13 people are missing after flash floods struck two provinces of the island nation

The Independent UK

Rescuers in Pakistan scramble to save residents as swollen rivers reach dangerous levels

Officials say rescuers backed by the military and volunteers are racing against time to evacuate thousands of people from flooded villages near Jalalpur Pirwala in eastern Pakistan

The Guardian - AU

Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state

Heavy rainfall forecast to continue in Sydney on Thursday as low pressure weather system heads for parts of Queensland

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