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Protecting floodplains is the need of the hour

Illegal construction work in floodplains reduces the capacity of rivers to contain a high level of water within their banks

The Hindu

UK Government announces support ‘worth up to £1 million’ for flood-hit Libya

The Foreign Office said the funding was an ‘initial package’ to provide assistance for those most affected by the devastation.

The Independent UK

Satellite images show scale of Libya devastation as mass graves used to bury dead

More than 1,500 corpses collected, half of them buried as of Tuesday evening

The Independent UK

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Rescuers retrieve over 2,000 bodies in eastern Libya wrecked by devastating floods

Emergency workers uncovered more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away neighborhoods

The Independent UK

New England braces for more rain after hourslong downpour left communities flooded and dams at risk

People in flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are cleaning up even as they brace for more rain Wednesday

The Independent UK

Libya flooding: before and after satellite images reveal scale of disaster in Derna

With thousands still missing, new satellite images from before and after Sunday’s flooding show scale of destruction

The Guardian - AU

Fundraising appeal launched as 5,300 feared dead in flood-hit eastern Libya

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal and said that three Libyan Red Crescent volunteers lost their lives while trying to save others.

The Independent UK

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Morning Mail: 10,000 missing in Libyan floods, police racism warning, Biden impeachment bid

Former Queensland officers say colleagues have gotten away with slurs

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Tracy caused $200m of damage. A repeat now would cost $7.4bn, Australian insurers say

The estimate exceeds $6bn paid out by insurers for Australia’s costliest disaster, the 2022 NSW and Queensland floods

The Guardian - AU

Destruction of Derna: why was flooding so bad in Libyan port city?

Thousands are dead and missing after rains from Storm Daniel triggered the collapse of two dams

The Guardian - UK

New super-fast flood model has potential to save lives: Study

Researchers found a new model that has the potential to significantly improve emergency response by lowering flood forecasting time from hours to days and allowing flood behaviour to be reliably anticipated at super-fast speeds as an event unfolds. Read further on Dynamite News:

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What’s happening in Libya after devastating Storm Daniel floods?

Rescue efforts could be complicated by the fact that Libya has two rival governments to the east and the west.

Al Jazeera

Thousands dead, missing as floods devastate eastern Libya

At least 2,200 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.

France 24

US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in single year

Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020

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The Independent UK

Temperatures hit 32.7C on hottest day of the year so far

The UK has already sweltered through five days of temperatures above 30C in September for the first time, with Saturday making it six-in-a-row.

France 24

Flooding death toll rises in Greece as rescue crews ferry residents to safety

The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety.

The Conversation

Greece's record rainfall and flash floods are part of a trend – across the Mediterranean, the weather is becoming more dangerous

Recent images of the devastating flash floods caused by Storm Daniel in Greece hit close to home literally and figuratively. As a Greek who has completed a PhD and worked for the past eight years on flash floods, the scenes unfolding across my homeland are painfully real: a stark reminder…

The Independent UK

Hong Kong closes schools as torrential rain floods streets, subway station

Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station

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Climate activists protested at Burning Man. Then the climate itself crashed the party

Burners were forced to endure hours of torrential rains before tens of thousands bailed on the festival. Scientists warn that such large bursts of showers are a result of a warming planet.

The Independent UK

Greece floods: More than 800 people rescued as severe rainstorms hit Karditsa, Volos and Skiathos

Severe rainstorms turned streets into raging torrents, hurling cars into the sea and washing away roads

The Independent UK

More than 800 people rescued from floodwaters in Greece after severe rainstorms

Greece's fire department says more than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from floods after severe rainstorms turned streets into raging torrents, hurling cars into the sea and washing away roads

The Guardian - UK

UK heat and floods in south-east Europe blamed on ‘omega’ weather system

Zone of high pressure sandwiched between two low-pressure areas is causing abnormal conditions across Europe

Autosport

Torrential rain forces WRC Acropolis Rally shakedown cancellation

Greece has been subjected to flash flooding this week after receiving record-breaking rainfall courtesy of Storm Daniel. Last Sunday WRC crews were issued a severe weather warning of the approaching storm.

The Independent UK

A storm in Brazil leaves at least 27 dead and 1,600 others homeless. Families are pleading for help

Authorities in southern Brazil say at least 27 people have died after a fierce storm caused floods in several cities in the region

The Independent UK

Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria floods: Death toll rises after fierce storms lash all three countries

The death toll rose after rescue teams located the body of a missing traveller who was swept away during a flash flood at a campsite in northwest Turkey

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