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Human-driven sea-level rise has increased frequency of extreme coastal flooding, study says

Human-driven sea level rise has increased how often extreme coastal flooding occurs around the world, according to a study released Wednesday

The Independent UK

Open to traffic: first cars cross new 'flood-proof' Melville bridge

It's hoped the higher, stronger bridge will be the end of flood detours.

Newcastle Herald

New Zealand capital orders people to evacuate waterfront homes as city braces for ‘dangerous’ swells

Forecasters described conditions as rare and potentially dangerous

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Putting back the pieces, flood hero finds solace in art

After helping save up to 40 of his neighbours and friends from a destructive flash flood, an ex-truck driver has turned to sculpture to heal and help others.

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Philippine court orders senator's arrest for largescale corruption; he surrenders and posts bail

A Philippine anti-graft court has ordered the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada over allegations of pocketing millions in a flood-control project

The Independent UK

Wild weather unleashes thunderstorms across south-east Australia, triggering flash flooding

Wet weather batters parts of Queensland, NSW and Tasmania amid warnings of heavy falls on Friday

The Guardian - AU

Wild, unseasonal weather unleashes severe thunderstorms

Unseasonal weather has unleashed heavy downpours and 500,000 lightning strikes across a rain-sodden region and caused chaos, triggering flash flooding.

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Eerie warnings a year on from flooding and landslide

The Hunter is once again bracing for a drenching heading into winter.

Newcastle Herald

Authorities urge Euphrates riverbank residents in Syria to move inland as waters rise

Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria have risen, causing flooding over the past two days

The Independent UK

Heavy rain and storms expected in Australia’s south-east as severe weather warning issued for Tasmania

Bureau of Meteorology says thunderstorms could bring widespread rainfalls and flash flooding while there are ‘signs of El Niño development’

The Guardian - AU

Texas officers rescue infant from car trapped in floodwaters

Video shows officers and firefighters surrounding a white car partially submerged in fast-moving water

The Guardian - US

After years of waiting for help, Liam and Rachel are cutting their Lismore home in half and moving to higher ground

Damning NSW auditor general’s report finds $100m scheme has not delivered a single home or lot since devastating 2022 floods

The Guardian - AU

Weather tracker: flash floods in New York and a heat dome in Europe

Rain overwhelms sewer system in parts of US city, while temperatures in France break May record

The Guardian - UK

Hat Yai on edge over floodwall

SONGKHLA: Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year's damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.

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Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh flooding

SONGKHLA - Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year's damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Heavy rain triggers flooding and landslides in parts of China

Twelve dead as southern and central areas also suffer travel disruption, electricity outages and evacuations

The Independent UK

Camp Mystic’s top medical officer ‘abandoned’ campers and staff by evacuating her own family in deadly flood, documents show

Mary Elizabeth Eastland’s nursing license has been temporarily suspended after Texas officials claimed she ‘unnecessarily’ exposed campers to a ‘risk of harm’ during last summer’s deadly flood

The Independent UK

Texas board faults Camp Mystic leader for inaction during deadly flood

A Texas board has suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystic’s co-director in a scathing order that accuses her of not helping children evacuate during last year’s catastrophic floods

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‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside space

The Independent UK

Rescue workers swim through buildings to reach trapped residents as heavy rains kill 24 in China

Several people remain missing across Hubei, Hunan, and Guizhou provinces

The Guardian - UK

A bride wades through a flood to get married: Aaron Favila’s best photograph

‘The couple had been told the church was likely to be under water on their wedding day. But they were from an area of the Philippines prone to flooding – and stuck to their plan’

AAP

At least 18 killed as heavy rain drenches China

Swathes of central and southern China remains on alert as rain triggers landslides and flash floods brought on by a massive band of intense rainfall.

AAP

Woman killed, dozens of teens rescued in flood chaos

A month's worth of rain has hit some regions over 36 hours, with the wild weather leading to a fatal road crash and the rescue of stranded students at a camp.

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Kiwi infrastructure balances performance, risk and cost in trillion dollar trilemma

NZ may lag the OECD on asset management – but a Beca specialist says there's at least one thing that we can teach the rest of the world. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Texas Tribune

Texas summer camps have closed, scaled back operations due to state’s new regulations

There are 66 fewer active summer camps in Texas compared to December, according to the state.

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