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West Lothian baby graves to be protected from flooding after winter damage

Bathgate cemetery's baby section was damaged by flooding over the Christmas holidays. Now a new defensive wall should stop all but the most serious flooding from the Bathgate Water

Edinburgh Live

Lack of cross-border flood alerts adds to disaster fears in Nepal

Amid threat of glacial lake floods, analysts rue a lack of information sharing among China, India and Nepal.

Al Jazeera

Relief for East Kimberley residents as flood-affected Victoria Highway reopens

The main freight route between WA and the NT has reopened after being blocked by floodwaters for several days.

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SES in 'turmoil, finger pointing' over deadly floods

An inquest into deadly flooding in Tasmania has been told there was a high level of turmoil and finger pointing within the state emergency service.

AAP

California lowering dam water levels, warns of flood threat as storm hits

LOS ANGELES — With back-to-back storms to hit California in the coming days, state officials are scrambling to make strategic releases from key reservoirs in hopes of preventing a repeat of the deadly flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in January.

Los Angeles Times

Crocs lurk, elderly evacuated amid record floods

Evacuations are underway in remote towns and outback properties in north-west Qld with flood warnings for rivers across the isolated region.

The New Daily

Gulf residents prepare for mass evacuation as record Queensland floods continue

Emergency services have ramped up evacuation efforts in the Gulf of Carpentaria as "unprecedented" floods threaten to submerge towns.

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State Wallsend flood fix 'would add $140 a year to water bills'

Shadow Minister for Water Rose Jackson is visiting Sonia Hornery's seat, committing to investigate the needs and costs to prevent a repeat of the Pasha Bulker flooding if elected.

Newcastle Herald

North Queensland flood evacuations, top US Republican Mitch McConnell hospitalised, and ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested in drive-by shooting — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Not evacuating town where a woman died in 2016 floods was wrong call, former SES manager tells inquest

An inquest into the death of a woman who died in floodwaters in Tasmania's north-west seven years ago has heard the State Emergency Service's (SES) regional manager for the north-west ignored his colleagues' calls to evacuate the town.

ABC News

Elderly flown from Burketown amid outback flooding rain

Evacuations will start in remote towns and outback properties in northwest Queensland with flood warnings for a number of rivers in the isolated region.

AAP

New atmospheric river storm barrels toward California

California is bracing for the arrival of an atmospheric river that forecasters warn will bring heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and the threat of flooding even as the state is still digging out from earlier storms

The Independent UK

New storm could bring more peril to California rivers already hit by deadly flooding

LOS ANGELES — A powerful storm barreling toward California from the tropical Pacific threatens to trigger widespread river flooding throughout the state as warm rain melts a record accumulation of snowpack and sends runoff surging down mountains and into streams and reservoirs.

Los Angeles Times

Queensland’s north hit by heavy rain and floods as tropical storm heads south

Widespread rainfall expected in state’s south-east this weekend but nowhere near the 500mm recorded in the north-west

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Longest New South Wales flood operation in SES history finally over after nearly six months

The largest and longest flood response operation on record from the New South Wales State Emergency Service has today come to a welcome end.

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Unprecedented flooding sparks evacuations in north-west Queensland, Gulf of Carpentaria

Emergency situations are unfolding as never-before-seen floods inundate north-west Queensland and rivers rise to record levels.

AAP

Floods come to an end in NSW after record 177 days

The NSW SES has lifted its final flood warning, ending the longest flooding operation in the organisation's history.

AAP

Evacuation advice 'ignored' in deadly Tasmanian floods

It was a mistake to not order the evacuation of a Tasmanian town in the lead-up to deadly flooding, an inquest has been told.

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Wet season delivers welcome rain for Barkly and Top End cattle stations, despite floods

Cattle stations across the Top End and Barkly regions are experiencing one of their best wet seasons in recent memory, but the rain has come too heavy and fast for some.

AAP

Major flooding hits towns, airport in northwest Qld

Remote and Indigenous communities and an airport are facing record flooding after heavy rainfall in Queensland's Gulf Country.

The Guardian - US

Atmospheric river comes for California as experts warn it ‘could get really ugly’

A combination of flash flooding, gusty winds and rain could bring more woes for state still recovering from heavy snowstorm

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers could use $5 billion of a record surplus for raises, flood prevention and border operations

Budget proposals would boost state spending for the current budget cycle for projects ranging from mental health hospitals to state pay raises. This would leave $27 billion in surplus for the next two years.

Nottingham Post

'Chaos' in Beeston as 'severe' water pipe incident caused flooding

Many were seen cleaning their homes after the ordeal which was said to be caused by pipes 'damaged by a third party'

WEKU

Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it's hard to know where to start

The USDA has hired people to help small communities tap the complex web of programs for money they need to address big problems. But that help is only available in select areas.

Nottingham Post

Severn Trent statement as clean-up operation begins after 'severe' water pipe incident

Severn Trent said one of its pipes was damaged by "third party contractors on a construction site building new student accommodation" near High Road, Chilwell, early on Tuesday afternoon (March 7).

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