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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.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Aug 8, 2024

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 · Aug 8, 2024

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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

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood

Residents in Alaska’s capital are clearing out waterlogged homes after a lake dammed by the picturesque Mendenhall Glacier gave way

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding

A Yemeni official says that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Insurers leaving flood-prone communities high and dry

Regional councils at risk from flooding have revealed the impact of rising insurance costs on their communities at a Senate hearing.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

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Officials begin to assess damage following glacial dam outburst flooding in Alaska's capital city

Officials in Alaska’s capital city estimate more than 100 homes were damaged by flooding following a glacial dam outburst that has become a perennial hazard for neighborhoods near Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

The Latest: Tropical Storm Debby churns across the US Southeast

Tropical Storm Debby has moved into the U.S. Southeast with what are likely to be long torrential downpours and flooding after raking Florida with heavy rain and high winds

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here's how much rain could fall

A look at why Debby could cause historic rainfall and flooding in parts of the Southeast, including Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

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 · Aug 5, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Aug 5, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

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Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2024

‘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.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

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

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Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2024

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024

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

Newslaundry · Jul 31, 2024

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…

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2024

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024

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 · Jul 30, 2024

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

Newslaundry · Jul 29, 2024

‘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.

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