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Whenever floods ravage Thailand, we hear many calls to enlarge drainage channels, construct new riverside barriers and build more pumping stations. But despite years of heroic engineering work, floods keep wreaking havoc.

Bangkok Post

Beyond a state of sandbagging: what can we learn from all the floods, here and overseas?

“We are […] sandbagging the state”, New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke declared on Saturday. And so we endure the third La Niña season with this waiting-for-the-next-disaster attitude.

The Conversation

Town isolated, long wait in flood clean-up

Kerang residents have been told the town will be isolated for days, while flood-impacted residents in Echuca face a long and smelly wait for their recovery.

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Perrottet seeks extra federal flood funds

Further flood relief may be heading towards regional communities across inland NSW, as Premier Dominic Perrottet signals that an announcement is on the way.

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Australian governments urged to scrap ‘one-in-100-year’ flood standard and update risk maps

Experts say flood mapping needs to be standardised and frequently updated amid crisis in NSW and Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion

With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games

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Nigerian presidential contender Abubakar calls for flood relief fund

Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade.

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More storms forecast for Melbourne, after monster deluge

Melbourne faces a repeat of severe storms like those that brought dangerous flash flooding to some suburbs on Tuesday.

The New Daily

Burton Joyce community hit by 'sea of mud' join calls for housing developments to be paused

Several businesses and roads had to be closed due to flooding

Nottingham Post

Traffic snarls on flood-damaged Cam River Bridge, pregnant woman fears giving birth 'on side of road'

Elysia Keygan is due to give birth at any moment, but with significant traffic delays on Cam River Bridge, she is scared she will not get medical attention on time.

ABC News

SA's River Murray towns expected to be spared from flooding seen in Vic thanks to geographical 'luxuries'

River Murray flows coming across the SA border from Victoria are steadily increasing, but water levels are not expected to cause "major damages".

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NSW Premier to seek exceptional circumstances funding for flood-affected communities

Water is starting to recede in some flood-affected areas of NSW, while others still face a major flood risk.

ABC News

Residents express anger towards council and authorities at a community meeting, following the Maribyrnong River flood

Residents in Melbourne's inner west have attended a heated community meeting, following a flood along the Maribyrnong River that impacted about 100 properties. Many people expressed anger at the local council and authorities over issues throughout the recovery.

ABC News

Residents in NSW town of Moree still 'marooned' and waiting to start 'tedious' clean-up

Floodwaters in the agricultural bowl are receding at a painfully slow rate and many residents are still trapped in their properties after enduring Moree's fourth major flood in a decade.

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Temporary Vic 'town' created amid floods

A temporary village will be created in central Victoria to accommodate flood victims forced from their homes.

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Rain moves south as NSW floods continue

Drenched northern NSW is in for a brief reprieve from the punishing rain as Premier Dominic Perrottet visits waterlogged communities in the Riverina.

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Nigerian flood victims decry government’s response to disaster

As floods wreak havoc across Nigeria, survivors and experts say the government has failed to provide sufficient relief.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian flood protection scheme cost rises to £52m amid calls for public support

The decision to include 2.7km of sea wall in future flood defence plans for Musselburgh could see the cost, which was originally just under £9million reach £52.4million but council says the project has evolved over six years

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Application window for EKY flood survivors to apply for individual assistance closes this week

The clock is ticking for flood survivors who have not yet applied for individual assistance in eastern Kentucky.

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Tell us: have you been affected by a flooding event?

We would like to hear from people who have been affected by flooding events across the world

The Guardian - AU

Australian budget forecasts heavy hit to economy due to floods and disasters

Estimates growth will lose about quarter of a percentage point during the current quarter, or about $5bn in economic activity, because of flooding

Reuters

Desperate flight, then misery in a camp for Nigerians displaced by floods

After watching his four young children gobble up a meagre portion of beans straight from the saucepan, Nigerian farmer Gideon George will sleep on an empty stomach in the makeshift camp where the family ended up after their home was flooded.

The Guardian - AU

Echuca residents say emergency levee has divided town with some homes protected at expense of others

Victorian authorities say nature of emergency flood management means ‘sometimes difficult and challenging decisions need to be made’

Bangkok Post

Floods still in 27 provinces

There is still flooding in 27 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains and the Northeast, and it is receding in most of these provinces, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

ABC News

What lessons can we learn from the 1956 Murray-Darling River floods?

The devastating 1956 floods were a once-in-a-hundred-year event. Across the Murray and Darling Rivers, it took three months for the floodwaters to recede. In that time, communities were reliant on row boats to transport goods and stay connected. Can history be repeated?

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