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Thursday briefing: The Kherson dam disaster has left thousands of Ukrainians adrift – and that’s just the start

In today’s newsletter: After months of shelling, now thousands have been flooded – a Guardian reporter tells the story on the ground

The Guardian - UK

Why Consumers Should Check Cars For Flood Damage Before Buying

The severely damaged vehicles may be scrapped, but not all that should be declared totaled are actually retired.

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops accused of shelling civilians during flood evacuations – as it happened

Kyiv says evacuation attempts the subject of ‘targeted strikes’ in Kherson region

The Guardian - AU

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Flood warning as heavy rain pummels Victoria

Victorians are being urged to be extra vigilant ahead of the long weekend as heavy rainfall triggers flood alerts in parts of the state.

The New Daily

Alarm over weather-related threats

Drought, floods and other extreme weather exacerbated by climate change could cause damage worth 36 billion baht to the Thai economy this year, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB).

Bangkok Post

Ukraine dam blast horror sees drinking water contaminated with CORPSES from cemeteries

The Kakhovka dam ruptured on Tuesday leaving thousands of people without normal access to drinking water. A local rescuer said floodwater may have also been contaminated with corpses from cemeteries

Daily Mirror

Ukraine’s fields could become deserts and spark global food crisis in wake of dam destruction, officials warn

It comes as emergency services and aid agencies seek to help the thousands caught up in flooding

The Independent UK

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Rescue operation after dam collapse shows Ukrainians’ resilient spirit

As flood waters from the Dnipro River continue to rise, an army of boats have gone out to save people and their pets

The Guardian - UK

Lokayukta IGP inspects K.R. Circle underpass

Lokayukta IGP, Dr. Subrahmanyeshwara Rao on Wednesday, June 7, inspected K.R. Circle underpass where a 23-year-old techie died after a car she was travelling in submerged in flood water recently.

The Hindu

Chaos on frontlines as Ukraine war threatens to come home for Russia

As ‘governor’ claims streets are calm in flooded Kherson, Russian town of Shebekino is emptying amid heavy shelling

The Guardian - UK

Integrity of Sydney’s main Warragamba dam at risk from extreme flooding, says study

Exclusive: NSW ministers told of climate change impact and concerns about ‘weak’ rock seam under the dam wall

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine residents face homelessness, disease after dam collapse

Ukrainians are abandoning their inundated homes as flood waters crested across a swathe of the south after the destruction of a vast dam.

The New Daily

Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems

When the nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 property and casualty insurance companies – State Farm and Allstate – confirmed that they would stop issuing new home insurance policies in California, it may have been a shock but shouldn’t have been a surprise. It’s a trend Florida and other hurricane-…

The Conversation

Shops flooded in Wealdstone High Street after water main bursts

Firefighters protected other buildings with sandbags, and urged people to avoid the area

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Ukraine says 42,000 at risk from dam flooding

US National Security Council says burst dam has probably caused ‘many deaths’ as fears grow for missing people. Plus, scientists trace the origins of masturbation

Daily Record

Plans for new £15million Stirling distillery turned down on appeal

Plans for a £15million distillery project for Stirling have been narrowly rejected on appeal. An application for the Wolfcraig Distillery on a site at Craigforth was refused planning permission in March last year. But a Local Review Body appeal has

Daily Mirror

Before and after photos of Ukraine dam show devastation of explosion amid nuclear fears

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up Ukrainian Kakhovka dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, but Moscow may also be planning to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war news – live: Exploding mines float through floodwater after Kherson dam attack

Deputy prime miniser says floodwater has disturbed mines planted earlier by Putin’s troops

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The Guardian - AU

Kakhovka dam collapse before and after: satellite images reveal extent of flood disaster in Ukraine

Images supplied by Maxar technologies cover more than 2,500 square km and give some idea of the scale of the flooding and destruction in Kherson

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says Nova Kakhovka dam blast will not stop military plans

Ukrainian president calls the destruction of the Kakhovka dam an act of ‘mass environmental destruction’ by Russia.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: counteroffensive not yet launched, says senior official; UK ‘cannot yet say Russia responsible for dam destruction’ – as it happened

Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council dismisses claim counteroffensive has begun; up to 42,000 people at risk following destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam

The Independent UK

Citizens embark on chaotic scramble to escape floodwaters after Ukraine dam breach

Dozens of evacuees on an island in the Dnieper River scurried onto the tops of military trucks to flee rising floodwaters caused by the breach of a dam upstream, as shelling in a war zone separating Ukrainian and Russian forces echoed overhead

The New Daily

‘Monumental catastrophe’: Towns and villages evacuated after Ukraine dam blown up

Thousands of people are being evacuated after the largest dam in Ukraine was blown up, unleashing catastrophic floodwaters downstream.

The Guardian - UK

As flood waters rise around them, Kherson residents cast blame for destroyed dam on ‘inhumane’ Moscow

After the attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam, people downstream survey the damage

The Guardian - UK

Devastation from Kakhovka dam collapse could take decades to heal

Hundreds of thousands of mines and debris are flowing into towns downstream, while lack of water upstream will hit food production

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