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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

As Pakistan endures an 'unprecedented' flood, the Australian diaspora swings into action

Flood-affected Pakistanis tell the ABC the magnitude of the calamity is overwhelming the rescue and relief operations on the ground, with worse feared to be on the way.

ABC News

‘All of a sudden it’s undrinkable’: why an entire US city has no clean water

Jackson, Mississippi, lost access to safe running water after flooding – but it’s the capstone to years of problems with race a possible factor

The Guardian - US

A terrifying hailstorm left devastation across drought-dry Spain

“The hail only fell for 10 minutes, but it was 10 minutes of terror.”

Mic

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CM visits rain-hit areas in Bengaluru, orders removal of illegal encroachments on SWDs

Revenue Minister R. Ashok says government has decided to mercilessly remove properties blocking rainwater flow and SWDs

The Hindu

Jackson sees some improvement in its damaged water system

Officials in Mississippi's capital city say water pressure is improving but the city remains under a boil-water notice for safety

The Independent UK

From Pakistan to Texas, big rains after extreme heat deliver double punch

While Pakistanis count the cost of one of the country's worst recorded floods, heavy rain is hitting southwestern China as the Texas city of Dallas recovers from a 10-inch deluge in a single day last month.

Reuters

Heavy rains in parts of Malnad

Hassan

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Flood victims in Chamarajanagar assured of timely compensation

Minister tours affected villages in the district

The Hindu

Three dead, as rain continues to batter some districts

Rain in the last two days has resulted in inundation of farmland, damage to roads and houses

The Hindu

Urgent aid appeal launched as satellite images show a third of Pakistan underwater

Humanitarian workers expect conditions to worsen as monsoon rains continue and say millions face a terrible winter

The Guardian - UK

Spain hailstones: Warning issued after toddler dies after being struck in fierce storm

A weather warning has been issued in the popular region as a hailstone storm attacked a town, tragically killing a one-year old. This comes after the country experienced extreme heat and drought.

Edinburgh Live

Appeal for UK aid as worst floods in Pakistan’s history leave 6 million in urgent need

Disasters and Emergency Committee urges British public to give whatever they can

The Guardian - UK

Drains in Kochi not equipped to deal with extreme rain, says Minister

Rajan says with rain getting more unpredictable, forecasting facilities should be ramped up

The Hindu

Northern Ireland weather: Yellow warning for heavy rain issued for this weekend

The warning is in place from the early hours of Saturday morning until midnight

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Daily Record

Met Office issues weather warning for this weekend as Ayrshire set to be battered by rain

The 24 hour rain warning was issued by the Met Office.

Al Jazeera

‘Nothing left’: Floods in Sudan leave 100 dead, many homeless

The UN says at least 258,000 people have been affected by the floods in 15 out of 18 provinces.

Al Jazeera

Are catastrophic floods Pakistan’s new normal?

More than one-third of Pakistan is submerged and at least 33 million people are affected because of massive flooding.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Waterborne Diseases Spread among Flood Victims in Pakistan

Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes in the disaster. Diarrhea, skin diseases and eye infections…

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow weather warning issued for heavy rain as motorists urged to take care

The City of Glasgow is set to be hit with heavy showers and dreary weather, as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for rain, with motorists urged to stay safe in the difficult driving conditions

Reuters

South Pakistan braces for yet more flooding as waters flow down from north

Southern Pakistan braced for yet more flooding on Thursday as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river, threatening further devastation in a country already a third inundated, in a growing disaster blamed on climate change.

France 24

Pakistan flood victims struggle to access emergency relief

While international aid has begun arriving in flood-devastated Pakistan, residents of the badly affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the north are struggling to access the aid. A FRANCE 24 team reporting from the Hassanabad district found women and children unable to elbow out the young and strong desperate to reach…

The Independent UK

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan

Pakistani health officials are reporting an outbreak of waterborne diseases in the flood-affected areas

ABC News

Brisbane City Council moves on flood review recommendations

Brisbane City Council says it has completed 12 recommendations from this year's flood review as the opposition ramps up calls for more sandbagging facilities and details on new evacuation centres.

The Times of India

Deadly floods are wreaking global havoc

Torrential downpours claimed the lives of more than 1,000 in Pakistan, where almost half a million people are in relief camps. A massive deluge crashed across Mississippi in the past week, leaving the roughly 150,000 residents of capital city Jackson without reliable access to clean drinking water. Cascades of rain…

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Major health risks unfolding amid floods

According to a preliminary assessment conducted by WHO and humanitarian partners, the current level of devastation is much more severe than that caused by floods in Pakistan in previous years, including those that devastated the country in 2010," said Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari. Read further on Dynamite News:

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