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Seoul floods highlight dangers of 'Parasite'-style semi-basement housing

The deadly floods that swept through South Korea on August 8 and 9 have shed light on the dangers of living in "banjiha", semi-underground basement dwellings common in Seoul. Four people died in their banjiha after being trapped by the rising waters. Our Observer, who like more than 200,000 families…

France 24

Seasonal Floods Destroy Over 2,500 Homes in Eastern Sudan

Deadly seasonal floods have collapsed more than 2,500 houses in eastern Sudan, state news has reported, leaving thousands homeless in an already impoverished region. Another 546 houses were partially destroyed by torrential rains in River Nile province, SUNA news agency said late on Thursday. Since the start of the rainy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Miami exist in 2050? 4 strategies could keep U.S. coastal cities afloat

By studying decades of housing data, researchers confirmed that cities have increasingly built into areas vulnerable to sea level rise. Since these patterns vary by U.S. region, the data can also point to custom solutions fit for cities based on their histories. This study is among the first to assess…

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Maharashtra: 120 lives lost in rain, flood-related incidents since June

As many as 316 villages have been severely affected due to floods in the state, according to disaster management officials. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Andhra Pradesh braces to tackle flood as Godavari inches close to third warning level

Six teams of NDRF, SDRF personnel were deployed in the most affected pockets in the Godavari region and tri-State borders

The Hindu

Weather tracker: deadly floods in South Korea and drought in China

While Seoul experienced torrential downpours, rainfall levels are down in China’s Yangtse River basin

The Guardian - UK

Floods and frozen lamb risk for inland NSW

Forecasters have warned of renewed flooding of rivers in inland NSW and issued a warning for sheep graziers that lambs are at risk of freezing this weekend.

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Heavy rains in western Maharashtra, Vidarbha disrupt commuting

The Bhandara administration shifted nearly 200 families from the district’s Tumsar tehsil to safe zones

The Hindu

Woman rescued from car seconds before vehicle is swallowed by massive sinkhole

The woman was driving through a flooded area when her car was seen beginning to sink into the water and through the sinkhole underneath as passers-by raced to hold on to the vehicle

Daily Mirror

Indigenous families still homeless months after the floods, as leaders say First Nations people are being overlooked for rentals

After moving five times in five months, Teresa Anderson has had enough. And she says Aboriginal families are being overlooked.

ABC News

NSW ‘primed’ for more flooding as heavy rain expected over eastern Australia this weekend

With catchments and dams already saturated, flood warnings have been issued for a number of rivers across the state

The Guardian - AU

Sagar gates lifted to discharge heavy flood

Flood level in Godavari at Bhadrachalam nears 3rd warning level

The Hindu

Row boat capsizes in Indian river; 3 dead, 16 missing

A large row boat taking villagers to a festival has capsized in a flooded river in northern India, leaving at least three people dead and 16 others missing

The Independent UK

Krishna district on alert as flood discharge at Prakasam Barrage rises

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Andhra Pradesh: Farmers, fishermen seek fair compensation

Central team documents damage caused to crops, fishing boats and infrastructure during Godavari floods in July

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Seoul moves to ban cramped basement flats after flood deaths

South Korean capital to stop issuing permits to build such flats after the drowning of four people.

The Hindu

Three people swept away after heavy rains in Maharashtra and M.P.

India Meteorological Department has predicted a risk of flash floods in the Vidarbha region

The Hindu

Second flood warning issued as Godavari in spate in Andhra Pradesh

The inflow crossed second warning at Bhadrachalam, and Dowleswaram

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The Guardian - US

America’s summer of floods: climate crisis fueling barrage, scientists say

Yellowstone, Death Valley, Kentucky – experts say extreme rainfall spurred by global heating is rendering historical norms obsolete

Dynamite News

HP: 2 women killed in Kullu house collapse due to heavy rain

Both bodies were recovered from Ani as flash flood in a ravine caused havoc and washed away several shops and at least seven vehicles after heavy overnight rain. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Indore flooded; man dies trying to save child

INDORE: Overnight torrential rainfall turned Indore’s roads and lanes into flooded rivers, sweeping away cars and two-wheelers and killing at least one man on Wednesday. There is a red alert for Thursday.

The New Daily

Watch: Woman rescued after vehicle plunges into sinkhole

A woman in the US has been rescued after her vehicle fell into a sinkhole, trapping her at an intersection in El Paso, Texas.

The Independent UK

Teen's death is latest tragedy in flood-ravaged Kentucky

The mysterious death of a high school athlete who spent days helping his fellow eastern Kentuckians clean up from flooding has added another layer of grief to the tragedy

The Guardian - US

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather

The Hindu

Krishna, Godavari continue to be in spate with heavy rains in Maharashtra

2nd warning level in force at Bhadrachalam; Sagar gates lifting likely today

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