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Locals 'traumatised' as more heavy rain hits Queensland

People have been left "traumatised" by wild weather in Queensland's southeast, with more heavy rain and storms heading for the sodden region..

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More rain forecast after town flooded, roads cut

More rain is set to impact Queensland's southeast after severe weather cut roads, closed schools and flooded homes, sparking multiple rescues.

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Flooding worsens misery in Gaza; tents leaking and garbage-filled puddles

Learn about the current situation in the Gaza Strip, where intense flooding has added to the misery of displaced people living in tents, with rain leaking ...

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Chiselling Chennai into shape, Ver 2.0

Residents of Chennai Metropolitan Area demand resilient reconstruction projects after floods, focusing on infrastructure, waterbodies, and drainage systems.

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Afternoon Update: Queensland residents prepare for Kirrily; PM begins selling stage-three tax cuts; and Captain Cook statue toppled

Townsville residents issued a ‘shelter in place’ order as Kirrily is updated to category 3 and expected to make landfall on Thursday evening

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Frustrating wait continues for evacuated residents

People evacuated from a flood-hit far north Queensland community don't look like returning any time soon due to a damaged pump at a waste treatment plant.

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Region battens down the hatches as cyclone forms

A tropical cyclone is finally set to form before intensifying as it heads toward the north Queensland coast, with strong winds and heavy rain forecast.

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Police to review NSW evacuation centres after report finds women were sexually assaulted in Lismore

‘Disturbing’ University of Newcastle research found some women in emergency shelters during 2022 floods reported sexual assaults and violence

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Shelter still rolling out to Queensland cyclone victims

People at a flood-hit far north Queensland community have received temporary accommodation, more than a month after the region was devastated.

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Women subjected to violence and sexual assaults resulting in pregnancies after NSW floods, study finds

Exclusive: Despite the immediate horrors, women have largely led recovery efforts where government has failed, researchers say

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Storm Isha to batter whole of UK with wind and rain in ‘rare’ weather cycle

It is set to hit the country from Sunday afternoon.

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Flood-hit northern Australia braces for more storms

Another cyclone is set to threaten flood-hit Australian regions, but the timing of the wild weather and where it will pass over the coast, are still unknown.

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Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Australia's flood-hit regions are bracing for a second natural disaster in barely a month as Cyclone Kirrily threatens to form off the coast.

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What I learned when a ‘once in 100 years’ flood hit my city – 10 years after the last one

My dad was completely flooded in on his boat, with just a ukulele and three potatoes to tide him over. A bad situation, certainly – but still a better bet, perhaps, than those of us living in bricks and mortar

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Clean-up continues as region braces for another cyclone

Another cyclone could make a "severe impact" on far north Queensland as the region cleans up from record flooding caused by a system just weeks ago.

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Deteriorating flood defences blamed on Environment Agency budget shortfalls

MPs find agency has reduced number of properties it aims to protect in England despite more new homes being built on floodplains

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Flood-hit residents cry out for help with rain ahead

With more rain ahead, residents of flood-hit Degarra in far north Queensland are calling for more help to clean up the destruction of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

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Already soaked, Queensland braces for more wild weather

Far north Queensland is preparing for another drenching while still reeling from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper's aftermath, with relief crews on standby.

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Still homeless in jungle more than four years after devastating floods of 2019

Dozens of tribal families in Malappuram have been living in tarpaulin sheds in the jungle since the 2019 floods.

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Weather tracker: Tornadoes and floods sweep parts of US

Storm Finn tracks north-east from Texas towards the east coast, while EU report confirms 2023 was warmest year

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New York City built a migrant tent camp on a remote former airfield. Then winter arrived

New York City’s hasty pre-storm evacuation of a massive tent shelter for migrants has become a flash point in the national debate over migrants entering the country’s southern border

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Drill demonstrates Kalaburagi’s preparedness to tackle natural disasters

The Kalaburagi District Disaster Management Authority conducted a successful mock rescue operation to test their preparedness for natural disasters.

Evening Standard

Residents evacuated from flood-hit village outside London as rising Thames river water levels hits properties

Residents have been forced to evacuate from a riverside village just outside London days after the deluge from Storm Henk.

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Swathes of Melbourne could face flooding from rising sea levels, new long-term modelling suggests

Government analysis finds climate change could see a quarter of Port Philip council area facing inundation from a 1.1-metre sea level rise and one-in-100-chance storm

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Coastal communities under threat from sea level rises

Victorian coastal communities face heightened flood threats caused by climate change-induced sea level rises by the turn of the century, a report forecasts.

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