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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Water Begins Receding in Pakistan’s Worst Flood-Hit South

Floodwaters are receding in Pakistan's worst-hit southern Sindh province, officials said Friday, a potentially bright sign in an ongoing crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the impoverished South Asian country. The Indus River, which had swelled until earlier this month, was now rushing at “normal”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Andhra Pradesh: First flood warning withdrawn at Dowleswaram

Irrigation authorities releasing 9.91 lakh cusecs into the sea

The Hindu

'Water bomb' kills at least 10 as 16 inches of rain falls in just two hours

At least 10 people in Italy have died after flash flood swept through towns and villages following a "water bomb" of rainfall. Around 16 inches of rain fell in just two to three hours on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

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Mum left to live in home where water pours through light sockets

Amanda Bilal-Jones' son has been sleeping on the couch since the family's home was flooded at the end of August

Liverpool Echo

Tech & Science Daily: Deadly Pakistan floods link to climate crisis

Experts say the “fingerprint” of climate change is on Pakistan’s devastating floods after analysis found a link with extreme rainfall.

Evening Standard

At least ten killed in devastating floods in Italy’s Marche region

Two children, including a boy swept out of his mother’s arms, were among those still missing

Evening Standard

Floods in Italy kill at least 10; rescues from roofs, trees

Floodwaters triggered by heavy rainfall have swept through towns in a hilly region of central-east Italy

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Western Alaska braces for strong storm, possible floods

A vast swath of western Alaska could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok move toward the Bering Sea region

The Independent UK

Water begins receding in Pakistan's worst flood-hit south

Officials say weeks of floodwaters are now receding in Pakistan’s worst-hit southern Sindh province after a deadly summer in which monsoons killed hundreds of thousands of people

The Independent UK

Italy floods: At least eight dead and several missing after ‘water bomb’ hits Marche region

Local authorities said they did not expect downpour that was ‘like an earthquake’

The Independent UK

Australian Medical Association leads push to secure disaster grants for healthcare providers

Health organisations join forces to demand more help from governments so they can recover and assist communities ravaged by flooding, arguing that all healthcare providers are essential services that deserve disaster support.

ABC News

Global warming, man-made factors worsened Pakistan floods: Study

World Weather Attribution analysis says global warming was not the biggest cause of the catastrophic floods.

Al Jazeera

Children, women prone to diseases in Pakistan's stagnant flood water

Children and women are becoming more vulnerable as tens of thousands of people suffer from infectious and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan and the death toll from the inundation surpassed 1,500, according to government data and UNICEF on Friday.

Reuters

12 die under collapsed structures amid heavy rains in India

Heavy rains have caused structures to collapse in northern India, killing at least 12 people

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Reuters

At least 10 dead as flash floods hit central Italy

At least 10 people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for three still missing.

Bangkok Post

Heavy rain forecast nationwide

Heavy rain is forecast to continue in provinces in all regions, including Bangkok, from Saturday into Wednesday, with flash floods and overflows expected in high-risk areas.

Newcastle Herald

Revealed: the Hunter suburbs hit hardest by wild winter weather

Wild weather across the state took its toll on the Hunter this winter, with new figures showing that the area was the second hardest hit in regional NSW - going by insurance figures.

AAP

Three rescued off ute as inland NSW floods

The NSW SES has rescued 14 people as heavy rain falls on already saturated grounds and full dams in the state's central west region.

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Bangkok Post

Flood-hit parts of Bangkok to be declared disaster zones

Parts of flood-hit Lat Krabang district in Bangkok will be designated disaster areas to allow quick provision of emergency relief, City Hall announced on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan floods ‘made up to 50% worse by global heating’

Study says climate crisis likely to have significantly increased rainfall and made future floods more likely

The Independent UK

Sudan's summer flooding continues, raising death toll to 134

Flash flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, raising the official death toll since the rainy season began in May to 134

Bangkok Post

Flood-hit parts of Bangkok to be declared disaster zones

Parts of flood-hit Lat Krabang district in Bangkok will be designated disaster areas to allow quick provision of emergency relief, City Hall announced on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Pakistan reopens key highway to speed aid to flood victims

Officials say Pakistani engineers backed by troops have reopened a key highway linking southwestern Baluchistan province to flood-devastated areas in the south

Reuters

Death toll in Pakistan floods nears 1,500; hundreds of thousands sleep in open

Unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities said hundreds of thousands of people were still sleeping in the open air after the disaster.

AAP

La Nina prompts summer flood warning

Another La Nina event could see parts of the country inundated again as they race to clean up from previous devastating floods.

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