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Tripura under heavy floods leaving many homeless; CM in affected areas

Chief Minister Manik Saha visied the flood affected areas on Friday and assured all help to the victims. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Fire chiefs call for legal duty to respond to extreme weather in England

NFCC says statutory safety standards would raise emergency response to flooding and wildfires in line with rest of UK

The Guardian - UK

Flooding: Is it time to stop living in basements?

Repeated flooding is neither inevitable nor exceptional. Whether it’s the result of a river overflowing, torrential rain or even a failure in the water supply network, flooding has become part of our daily lives.

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Floods maroon many people in Bangladesh and India and cause at least 15 deaths

Floodwaters have inundated parts of India and Bangladesh, causing at least 15 deaths

The Independent UK

Floods Swamp Bangladesh As Nation Finds Its Feet After Protests

Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped a swath of low-lying Bangladesh, disaster officials said Thursday, adding to the new government's challenges after weeks of political turmoil.

International Business Times

Miles from her collapsed home, flood victim's sonograms of son found on Connecticut beach

A Connecticut mother got some good news this week while suffering the heartbreak of her home collapsing during the deadly flooding that struck parts of the state Sunday

The Independent UK

Multiple flood warnings in place as Scots brace for heavy rain

MULTIPLE flood warnings have been put in place as parts of Scotland brace for heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday ...

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Heavy rains hit Pakistan's south, as deaths from flash floods and downpours jump to 209 since July

Officials say flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains have flooded streets in a district in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north

The Independent UK

Dozens of firefighters tackle flooding in Kings Cross as hotel evacuated

Around 20 people have been evacuated while basements of several properties have been affected

The Independent UK

'Monsoon Brides': Extreme Weather Fuels Pakistan Child Marriages

As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods.

International Business Times

Cost of fighting flooding is soaking up English councils’ cash, ministers warned

District councils in low-lying areas say they have cut day-to-day services such as bin collections to fund pumping stations

The Guardian - UK

East coast remains on flood alert despite easing rain

A rain trough that has battered parts of NSW and Queensland is set to shift offshore on Wednesday night but flooding fears remain after days of wet weather.

AAP

Deadly Floods In War-torn Sudan Displace Thousands

Amna Hussein sat grieving in a disaster relief tent in eastern Sudan, where she fled with her children after deadly floods displaced thousands in a country already reeling from war.

International Business Times

Some states still feeling lingering effects of Debby

The weather system dubbed Debby isn't quite done affecting parts of the U.S. After arriving in Florida as a hurricane Aug. 5, the storm spent nearly a week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives along the East Coast before moving into Canada on Saturday

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'Completely lost': exhibition captures disaster despair

Photographer Natalie Grono's stirring images of the NSW Northern Rivers floods form a new exhibition that reminds viewers of the enormity of the devastation.

Dynamite News

Shimla Police continues search operations; 55 people missing

The Shimla Police has been continuing their search and retrieval operations on Saturday in various locations, from the Samej village to the Sunni area on the bank of the Satluj river. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Debby finally moves out of the US, though risk from flooded rivers remains

Debby has finally moved out of the U.S. after the storm spent the better part of week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives as it moved up the East Coast after first arriving in Florida as a hurricane

The Independent UK

North Korean leader says thousands of flood victims will be brought to capital for temporary care

North Korean leader says he will not seek outside help to recover from floods that devasted areas near the country’s border with China

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The Guardian - AU

Why some people are refusing to leave ‘unliveable’ flood-damaged Lismore homes

Squatters say they’re helping relieve the housing affordability crisis – but the NSW reconstruction authority disagrees

The Guardian - US

Storm Debby spirals to US north-east with forecasts of tornadoes and floods

Downgraded storm left at least eight people dead in the south earlier this week, and is now bringing heavy rains north

The Independent UK

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

Debby's final chapter involves moving north and northeast from the Carolinas at a faster clip with soaking rains, flash flooding and the threat of tornadoes into the weekend

AAP

Call to hold fire on sending in soldiers for disasters

A Senate inquiry has recommended reducing the reliance on defence troops after natural diasters, calling for a greater role for volunteers.

International Business Times

Tropical Storm Debby Brought Along Tornadoes Killing One, Damaging Properties

Debby is expected to hit the East Coast hard, and residents must be prepared for several inches of flooding over the weekend.

The Independent UK

Flood damage outpaces some repairs in hard-hit Vermont town

The Vermont town of Lyndon was hit by severe flash floods twice last month

The Independent UK

Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016

Residents of one Georgia neighborhood are cleaning up homes flooded by tropical weather for the second time in eight years

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