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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby bringing torrential rains, major flood threat to southeastern US

Tropical Storm Debby has moved menacingly into some of America’s most historic Southern cities in what is expected to be a prolonged event of torrential downpours and flooding after slamming into Florida with heavy rain and high winds

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Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina

The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to bring potential record-setting rains, catastropic flooding and life-threatening storm surge to the Big Bend coast of Florida before it moves slowly across the northern part of the state and stalls over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina

The Independent UK

Debby Now A Hurricane, Threatens Florida, Other Parts Of US Southeast

Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders.

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Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm

A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday could likely bring torrential rain and flooding to the Florida peninsula this weekend

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‘Bring him back’: Hope meets loss in Indian villages hit by landslides

Nearly 300 people have been killed in the landslides in Kerala state, and the toll is expected to rise.

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They ran for their lives as boulders and water banged at their door. Now everything is buried in mud

When deadly landslides struck hillside villages in southern India on Tuesday, many people ran toward higher ground and watched their homes get swept away by torrents of mud, floodwater and giant rolling boulders

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China sees highest number of significant floods since records began

So far this year officials warnings have been issued for 25 floods, and China is only halfway through its peak flood season

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Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package

Vermont residents are seeing a quieter weather forecast with no flood warnings following another round of destructive storms, as a U.S. senator from the state pushed Congress to pass a disaster aid package that would help communities across the country

The Independent UK

Hopes of finding survivors fade as Kerala landslides death toll nears 200

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan describes disaster as ‘one of the worst’ the southern Indian state has ever witnessed.

Al Jazeera

Why does Vermont keep flooding? It's complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm

Vermont is flooding and experts say the state could see catastrophic events for the foreseeable future

The Independent UK

Wayanad landslide: Death toll crosses 180, eyewitnesses say saw ‘kin get washed away’

The death toll in landslide-affected Wayanad in Kerala rose to over 180 on Wednesday amid intensified rescue operations and setting up of infrastructure, including bridges, by the Indian army, navy and air force teams. At present, more than 200 people are missing and over 3,000 affected persons have been shifted…

Newslaundry

Faulty coffee machine pipe causes major flood and delays jury trials at crown court

Jury trials at a London crown court were disrupted when a faulty pipe to a coffee machine caused major flooding.

Evening Standard

Vermont man evacuates neighbors during flooding, weeks after witnessing a driver get swept away

Weeks after Jason Pilbin witnessed a driver get swept away by floodwaters, his northeastern Vermont community of Lyndonville was ravaged again by flooding from heavy rains Tuesday

The Independent UK

Heavy rain in northern Vermont leads to washed out roads and rescues

Heavy rain has washed out some roads and led to about two dozen rescues in northern Vermont, nearly three weeks after many farmers and residents in the state were hit by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl

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‘Lame excuse’ to ‘waking up late’: Letters show L-G, AAP govt tussle’s shadow on Delhi flood control

Delhi’s coaching centre deaths have once again spotlighted not just the problem of waterlogging but also the impact on civic governance due to a power tussle between the elected government of Delhi and the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.

International Business Times

North Korea Mobilises Military Helicopters For Flood Rescue

North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported Monday.

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US coastal communities get $575M to guard against floods, other climate disasters

The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters

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Rhoda Roberts: ‘Dad believed if you changed one person’s mind it would have a ricochet effect’

The Aboriginal journalist, actor and storyteller on her family of Olympians and activists, a terrible loss and the power of persistence

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'Back To Zero': Manila Flood Victims Clean Up, Start Again

Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is "back to zero" after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a living and swept through her house.

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Assam spent Rs 1,500 crore on embankments in 3 years, but it does little to control flooding

On July 7, as devastating floods hit Assam, claiming at least eight lives and affecting more than 220,000 people across 3,446 villages, a war of words ensued between state water resource minister Pijush Hazarika and academician Mitul Baruah on X over the effectiveness of embankments in flood control.

International Business Times

Streets Turned Into Rivers As Typhoon Gaemi Blows Past Philippines

Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on Wednesday, triggering floods in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Gaemi intensified the seasonal monsoon.

Dynamite News

Kangana Ranaut gives thumbs up to Union Budget 2024, calls it "wholesome"

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget 2024 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and called it "wholesome". Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Floods: 511 wild animals died in past five years

A total of 847 wild animals were affected by floods in Assam in the past five years, out of which 511 animals were reported as dead. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

When it comes to climate, extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America's hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is

Radio France Internationale

Liberia contemplates moving capital after disastrous flooding

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country.

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