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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 · Jun 7, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

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 Record · Jun 7, 2023

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 Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023

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 Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

‘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 New Daily · Jun 6, 2023

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 · Jun 6, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

How can manufacturers stop being the top target for cyber crime?

With a flood of security products on the market, navigating the right tools to deploy can be challenging.

TechRadar · Jun 6, 2023

Mar-a-Lago server flood raises suspicion

“Next up: my dog ate the docs?” questioned a former Mueller prosecutor

Salon · Jun 6, 2023