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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Former Miss Jamaica UK fearful for family as deadly Hurricane Melissa closes in on island

Cherelle Mukoko tries to remain calm from home in London as most powerful storm world has seen this year threatens family

Evening Standard

Pakistani farmers to sue German polluters over climate-linked flood damage

Claimants seek compensation from RWE and Heidelberg Materials after extreme flooding destroyed harvests

The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Melissa LIVE: Jamaica braces for 'storm of the century' with 'catastrophic' impact

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful hurricane of the year so far, is hurtling towards Jamaica and is expected to make landfall soon

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola

The Independent UK

Slow-moving storm dumps as much rain as a hurricane in parts of Central Florida

Intense storms that stalled over Central Florida unleashed nearly 20 inches of rain in 24 hours

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa path latest: Category 5 storm tracking towards Jamaica as island authorities order an evacuation

The record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola

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Father of autistic boy, 2, faces manslaughter charges for ‘driving into floodwaters leading to child’s drowning’

Padilla-Aguilera’s son was missing for over a day before his body was eventually found in a river

The Independent UK

London weather: The three areas most at risk from flooding as heavy rainfall expected

London could face chances of flooding - but which areas are at risk of being worst affected?

Evening Standard

Flood risk already raining on Australian home prices

One type of natural disaster has depressed the value of more than two-thirds of Australian homes that sit in the firing line, new analysis finds.

AAP

Floods have devalued Australian homes by $42bn. Experts say that’s the cost of ‘a changing climate’

Of the 2m flood-prone houses across the country, at least 70% have had values reduced, a new report by Climate Council and PropTrack has found

The Guardian - AU

Flash floods threaten to kill Londoners and destroy livelihoods, MPs are warned

Tens of thousands of commercial businesses are at risk, the Commons environmental audit committee was told

Evening Standard

One Year On, Spain's Flood Survivors Rebuild And Remember

When the first autumn rains fell this year, Toni Garcia drew the curtains.

International Business Times

Mexican Areas Hit by Devastating Floods Also Struggle With Severe Cartel Violence: Report

Many of the municipalities hit the hardest by devastating floods lie within territories where violent clashes are common, as rival criminal groups continue fighting in the region.

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'God sent you': bravery saved town from mass tragedy

Residents of a leafy rural village were used to floods and thought they would be safe but a wall of water spared almost nothing and no one.

AAP

'Forever missed': the final call before mum swept away

The families of two people killed in an "inland tsunami" have remembered the victims as loving parents and grandparents whose legacies live on.

The Independent UK

Choosing right plants for garden can help protect it from flooding – minister

Homeowners are being urged to make their gardens ‘flood ready’ as part of Flood Action Week.

The Independent UK

Homeowners urged to use five key plants to make gardens ‘flood ready’

The Department for Environment highlighted five key plant types that can help gardens become ‘flood-ready’

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Alaska's Kipnuk Evacuated by Air as Typhoon-Related Flooding Swamps Coastal Villages

Alaskan coastal villages are being evacuated after Typhoon Halong's remnants triggered historic flooding—one of the largest airlifts in state history as communities face ruin and climate questions.

The Guardian - UK

Sponge, baby, sponge to deal with flooding risks

Letters: Alastair Chisholm and Laurie Wilcockson on the steps the government needs to take to ensure we can buy and live in homes without fear of flooding

AAP

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

A senior meteorologist says the weather bureau's warnings were "clear and timely" before a flash flood that killed two people and led to more than 100 rescues.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain

In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers

The Guardian - AU

‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows

AAP

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

While the weather bureau was warning of a major flood in a rural town, emergency services feared it was going to be much worse, an inquest has been told.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the rising risk from flooding: uninsurable buildings should focus minds on climate adaptation

Editorial: The bleak future faced by one small town offers a cautionary tale about the threat from global heating

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