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It never rains or it pours: Australia suffers two weather extremes in May

Parts of eastern NSW recorded wettest May on record as rainfall in Victoria and South Australia was 70% below average for the month

The Guardian - AU

More than 30 killed as floods and landslides devastate northeast India

Hundreds of tourists stuck in Sikkim as rising rivers forced suspension of rescue work

The Independent UK

Lake flood spectacle a magnet for wildlife, tourists

Floodwaters filling the nation's biggest lake are creating a rare event that is expected to bring an explosion of life and vegetation to the usually dry area.

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Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said

The Independent UK

Insurance cost warning after disasters hit bottom line

The cost of natural disasters has set the federal budget back $2.2 billion, but experts warn cyclones and floods will push up insurance premiums.

AAP

Natural disasters cost Australia’s economy $2.2bn in first half of 2025, new Treasury analysis shows

Wild weather, including Cyclone Alfred and floods in NSW and Queensland, significantly slowed retail trade and household spending

The Guardian - AU

Nigeria flash floods: Which is most affected area, what caused the deluge?

At least 150 people killed and many more missing after torrential rains cause flooding in Mokwa city in Niger State.

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At least 30 killed in India’s northeast as rains trigger floods, landslides

Relentless monsoon rains across the northeastern states leave a trail of deaths and destruction.

Al Jazeera

Voices: Intense weather events are here to stay – it’s up to us how intense they get

THE ECO CHAMBER: We have a chance now to not only batten down the hatches but save millions from being swept away by flooding – but we must accept that the reality of dealing with climate change will be boring and steady rather than glamorous and immediate, writes Chris Wright

The Independent UK

‘We lost everything’: 151 dead in Nigeria floods, thousands displaced

At least 3,018 people displaced and 265 houses destroyed in the floods in central Nigeria as more rains are feared.

Al Jazeera

Rescue operations underway after Nigeria flooding kills at least 150

Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesman told AFP on Saturday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.

Radio France Internationale

Flood victims wait in hope for future-proof solutions

Flood victims are crying out for solutions to help prevent the further decimation of their communities by future extreme weather events.

AAP

At least 115 killed in floods in central Nigeria

Several people remain missing in state of Niger after torrential rains submerged town of Mokwa

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s just maths’: uninsurable, disaster-hit pockets of Australia pose existential questions requiring radical answers

As Taree and NSW’s mid-north coast reel from flooding, questions are moving beyond immediate recovery to how crises could be handled in the future

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Morning Mail: White House tries to salvage tariffs, NSW’s flood waste blight, Demon out of French Open

US president to plead with supreme court to overrule block on policy; rubbish mounts up in NSW mid-north coast while Queensland floods threaten conservation

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‘All sorts of bacteria’: floods have dumped a year’s worth of landfill on some NSW towns. Where will it go?

Heaps of ruined furniture, broken electricals and sodden, mould-breeding carpet represent the damage and heartbreak from last week’s inundation. The challenge now is what to do with it

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Unspent disaster funds to flow to latest floods victims

While some support funds have become available, others are still being finalised, as a flood recovery co-ordinator takes charge of the clean-up efforts.

The Independent UK

New Orleans jail, site of a brazen inmate escape, faces flooding and plumbing failures

The New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped from earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from what a sheriff called “ongoing and severe plumbing failures."

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More support to come as troops back up flood mop-up

Community members become first responders when disaster strikes, but the prime minister has promised flooded communities they will not be left behind.

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Morning Mail: Call for disaster ‘volunteer army’, car hits Liverpool parade, rock art fears over gas plan

Veteran-led frontline groups say federal funding needed to build 10,000-strong unit; fans injured in victory parade

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It takes a village to raise a child, or cope with flood

Communities have banded together following widespread flooding, helping clean up the mess, find supplies, and return a sense of normality after disaster.

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Less red tape, more money for flood-affected residents

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging more funds for flood-affected communities, praising the "extraordinary resilience" shown by those on the front line.

The Independent UK

Deadly Australian floods were made worse by climate crisis and such storms are no longer ‘natural’, scientists warn

Weather patterns like those driving this week’s floods in New South Wales have become up to 15 per cent wetter

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne shopping centre placed into lockdown – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Australia begins cleanup after floods kill 5, strand thousands

Hundreds of residents remain in evacuation centres, with 52 rescues made overnight despite conditions easing.

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