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Emergency alert test: When is the mobile phone alert test, what will happen and how to turn it off?

The nationwide test will take place this weekend - here's our Q&A guide on what time it is and what to expect on the day

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Dramatic footage shows major Glasgow Anniesland flooding after burst water pipe

Residents in multiple areas of the city have been left without water or disrupted supplies after a burst water main in Anniesland, with footage showing the extent of the flooding.

Glasgow Live

‘Something has to be done’: A week after the flood, FEMA officials confront Fort Lauderdale’s devastated neighborhoods

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Alida Augustine stepped into the front yard in a pink house dress and a hair wrap Thursday afternoon, eager to tell Broward’s mayor and the team of government officials at her doorstep about the damage to her home of 30 years.

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Major mine Capricorn Copper will not be fully operational until 2024 after flood damage

More than a billion litres of water inundated a major copper mine in the North West Minerals Province earlier this year and several other mines were also impacted, sparking concern for export markets.

ABC News

Angry neighbours fume at handling of Ayrshire 'muddy swamp' pitch development

Residents expressed their frustration at the ongoing issue of flooding at Dundonald Playing Field.

Daily Record

Think development doesn’t make flooding worse? Think again

It was the rainstorm that seemed to never end, turning roads into rivers and forcing drivers to abandon their cars in search of higher ground all over Broward County, Florida.

Tribune News Service

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

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UK emergency alert warning to domestic abuse victims - how to turn off test

The emergency alert is necessary to keep citizens safe, but this week's test could put victims with a hidden phone at risk of exposure - here's how to turn it off if you need to.

Daily Record

Bacteria skyrockets to 100 times beyond safe levels in some Fort Lauderdale canals after historic flooding

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale — known as the “Venice of America” for its many waterways — was marred by water dirtier than a toilet during last week’s historical flooding.

Tribune News Service

How we plan for New Zealand's next big disaster

We're a country prone to natural disasters - but are some areas better prepared than others?

Newsroom.co.nz

Five myths over government’s emergency alert system debunked

Misinformation is circulating on social media, with experts warning it could lead to harmful consequences

The Independent UK

Five Emergency Alert myths debunked by fact-checkers

Emergency alert is set to be sent to mobile devices this afternoon - but some misinformation about it has spread online

Wales Online

Warning as public urged to look out for Emergency Alert test scams

Scammers will be taking advantage of the nationwide alert test this week, consumer group Which? has warned

Manchester Evening News

Tulare Lake floods California

Draining the lake allowed agriculture to thrive, but left the region vulnerable to floods

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Miami Herald

Climate change could make freak events like Fort Lauderdale’s rain bomb more common

MIAMI — Fort Lauderdale’s flood was worse than any hurricane in local memory, unmatched by anything on the record books and happened faster and harder than anyone planned or prepared for.

ABC News

Decades-long connection to shack tested as retiree shares toll of once in a lifetime flood

Lynton and Jane Harding have a lifetime of memories at their riverfront shack and after 42 years decided to retire there permanently. But a major flood has left the couple, and the town, picking up the pieces.

The Independent UK

'Mangrove Man' in India fights to salvage sinking shores

Known locally as “Mangrove Man,” T

Liverpool Echo

Drivers told not to turn off emergency alert test or face £200 fine

The alert on Sunday will make a loud siren-like sound

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Tribune News Service

Rain threat remains in water-logged South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across inland portions of South Florida and move toward the east coast during the afternoon and early evening hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Los Angeles Times

San Joaquin Valley farmers dig in for the next battle: An epic Sierra snowmelt

CORCORAN, Calif. — Tom Barcellos has farmed the reclaimed soil of the Tulare Lake Basin for nearly five decades, and he’s rarely witnessed a winter like 2023.

Manchester Evening News

New UK mobile emergency alert system to be tested next week

Mobiles will buzz with the message even if they're on silent at 3pm on April 23

ABC News

Mildura nursery returns to home base after summer floods, moves thousands of plants back

It's been a case of all hands on deck as the GrowAbility nursery moves back to its home base after the summer floods.

Wales Online

Exact message all phones will get next Sunday as details of alert siren released

Every phone in the country will sound an alarm and flash up this text message

ABC News

Remote Indigenous communities spared by Cyclone Ilsa but evacuees unable to return home

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made its passage through Western Australia but many evacuees from the Great Sandy Desert are yet to return home, cut off by floodwaters.

The Guardian - AU

Man charged with foreign interference to remain behind bars until Monday – as it happened

The 55-year-old businessman appeared via video link at Parramatta magistrates court

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