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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.

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Weather alerts become a lifesaver

Weather alerts can save lives — but you have to have a good internet connection

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Family's holiday turned into nightmare in hotel with mould, sick and toenails

The Pugsley family's break in the famed seaside resort of Blackpool quickly got off to a bad start when they were told the hotel they were staying at had been hit by flood damage

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Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt, and the flood danger is rising

To get a sense of the enormous amount of water atmospheric rivers dumped on the Western U.S. this year and the magnitude of the flood risk ahead, take a look at California’s Central Valley, where about a quarter of the nation’s food is grown.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

California’s ‘big melt’ has begun and could bring perilous flooding with it

The snowpack contains enough water to fill downstream reservoirs ‘multiple times over’, which could mean a rapid runoff

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Residents claim some insurance companies 'dragging their feet' six months after Rochester flooding

The flood-damaged community in Central Victoria is hurting, as the reality of frustrating delays and a lack of support services takes its toll.

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Airport looks to open as South Florida floods slowly recede

Drivers are being urged to use caution when navigating the streets of Fort Lauderdale after days of unrelenting rain left roads underwater and forced the closure of one of South Florida’s largest airports

The Independent UK

Water utility to update modelling after Melbourne flood

Flood modelling will be updated by Melbourne's water authority which admits the Maribyrnong rose faster than predicted before hundreds of homes were flooded.

AAP

Snowmelt leads to heavy flooding from Southwest to Rockies

A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers

The Independent UK

Historic rain and flooding results in 820 auto insurance claims in Florida so far — and that’s just one company

Auto insurance claims are already being reported by South Florida residents whose vehicles were inundated by this week’s historic flooding.

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Council warns Maribyrnong River flood victims could be exposed to future disasters

As residents along Melbourne's Maribyrnong River attempt to rebuild after last year's shocking floods, their local council fears they could be setting themselves up for future devastation with "like-for-like" rebuilds in the flood-prone area.

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‘There was no warning’: South Florida emerges after life-threatening flash flooding

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the waterline rose toward the front door of his home in Fort Lauderdale’s Edgewood community, Paul Guerrero, 58, wasn’t worried yet. He, his wife and his 31-year-old son placed towels under their doors, just in case.

Tribune News Service

Fort Lauderdale flooded as South Florida hit by over two feet of rainfall

"This is a life threatening situation," the National Weather Service in Miami warned.

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South Florida struggling to emerge from ‘life-threatening’ floods

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Drivers were stuck in cars, travelers were stranded at the airport, streets were impassable, school and court were canceled and a man was spotted swimming through a downtown Fort Lauderdale street as South Florida started to emerge from what one city is calling a 50-year rain…

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Flash Flood Emergency Reported In Fort Lauderdale As Heavy Rain Drenches South Florida

A stormy period forecast for the southeast United States began on Wednesday, as a flash flooding emergency hit South Florida

Bristol Post

'Risk' to Chocolate Path reopening due to urgent flood defence work, says mayor

Bristol City Council cabinet approved £1.75million to upgrade Underfall Yard sluice gates beneath the pedestrian and cycleway

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Torrential storms batter South Florida, close key airport

Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region

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Where will California’s record snowpack melt into floods? It’s complicated

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After months of heavy rain across California and record snow in the southern Sierra Nevada, state officials warn that melting snow could turn into flooding as the state’s skies turn sunnier this spring and summer.

Manchester Evening News

Dad used contacts in Colombia to flood UK with tens of millions of pounds of drugs

The cocaine importer and his business partner were armed with grenades and had "lads who blow any c***'s head off"

ABC News

The government needs to get involved in disaster insurance to protect more Australians, says this expert

Disaster insurance is likely to become less accessible in the future. One economist says the solution could be government intervention.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Mayor, the other Wayne Brown, and the misdirected emails

Ahead of the independent review into Auckland Council's slow response to the January 27 floods, the council expresses confidence that confusion between two different Wayne Browns didn't contribute to delays. Jonathan Milne reports.

Liverpool Echo

Woman's dad moved car after discovering stalker sleeping on her driveway

Robert Garner stuck a hosepipe through the letterbox of his ex-girlfriend's home

Los Angeles Times

No one expected 31 atmospheric rivers storms to hit California. The mystery remains why?

LOS ANGELES — As winter approached, few anticipated what was about to hit California.

AAP

Promised flood grants still afloat in Victoria

The Victorian government has assured flood-affected businesses a grants program remains open after questions were raised about its availability and eligibility.

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