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Murrumbidgee River peaks at Wagga Wagga, 500 door-knocked in Forbes as peak expected tomorrow morning

With 1,000 Forbes residents already inundated, the SES scrambles to alert more residents to impending risk as a river peak looms.

ABC News

Labor hails 15% pay rise for aged care workers – as it happened

Fair Work Commission announces 15% increase after accepting sector’s workers are underpaid. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

UK weather: Thunderstorms on way after London hit by half a month’s rainfall in one night

Further flooding and travel disruption expected as up to 40mm rain forecast to fall in just a few hours

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NSW failed Lismore flood victims: report

Local and state authorities failed to protect at-risk Lismore residents - the elderly, disabled and pregnant - from record-breaking floods, a new report says.

AAP

Nearly eight million at risk of starvation in South Sudan

Three United Nations agencies say up to eight million people in South Sudan could face severe food shortages between now and next year's harvests as a result of floods, drought and conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Pub forced to close for days after heavy rain causes flooding

The Aubrey Arms in Ystradgynlais has been forced to close for several days after flooding

Wales Online

Three months after flooding, eastern Kentuckians worry about low voter turnout

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UN: 2 million children in flood-hit Pakistan missing school

The U.N. children’s agency says some 2 million children in areas of Pakistan devastated by floods this summer are still missing school

The Independent UK

"Unleash all this creativity": Google AI's breathtaking potential

New AI models will improve wildfire detection and flood forecasts.

Axios

Nightmare for Burton Joyce neighbours as 'massive' hole in road left by flooding

"This is a retirement place and they are just ruining everything"

Nottingham Post

Body of flood victim found in Bevendale

Search continues for second missing man.

The Canberra Times

London weather: Capital hit by flash flooding amid torrential downpours

Heavy rain is causing chaos for commuters

Evening Standard

UK weather: Britain wakes up to widespread flooding and warnings after night of downpours

Storm Claudio has been lashing parts of the country, causing chaos on the roads and in coastal towns, as further flood alerts have been issued for much of today

Daily Mirror

River Murray flows into SA could now peak at 150 gigalitres per day if flooding continues

Higher River Murray flows into South Australia are now expected to last well into January, prompting warnings to shack owners to begin sandbagging, and to summer holiday revellers about increased water risks.

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AAP

SA Murray flooding to last longer

The latest forecast for flows down the Murray River in South Australia suggests the high water event will last longer than first expected.

ABC News

Flooded Rochester rallies to help hurting locals, but businesses may stay shut for months

Glenda Nichol is one of many in the flood-ravaged town of Rochester who have stepped up to be a rock for others as the community recovers.

The Guardian - AU

Divers find body in search for two men missing in flooded NSW stream

Hundreds told to evacuate homes in Forbes as rising flood water threatens to cut off properties and strand residents

AAP

Victoria rain eases, river threat remains

It is still not safe to return to the northern Victorian town of Echuca, but flood levels are expected to drop from major to moderate overnight.

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Reuters

Residents told to evacuate as flood waters rise in regional Australia

Hundreds of residents in major regional towns across Australia's most populous state are being urged to leave homes as slow-moving floodwaters push downstream and the country's fourth major flood crisis this year rolls into a second month.

Reuters

First heat, then floods wipe out farms in Pakistan's chilli capital

Near Kunri, a southern Pakistani town known as Asia's chilli capital, 40-year old farmer Leman Raj rustles through dried plants looking for any of the bright red chillis in his largely destroyed crop which may have survived.

ABC News

Flood emergency 'far from over', Victorian SES warns, as swollen Murray River rattles border communities

Record rainfall which fell across Victoria in October continues to pose a flood risk, with dams at capacity and authorities warning residents in the north of the state to remain on high alert.

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NSW State Emergency Service issues prepare-to-evacuate order for parts of Menindee

In a dramatic contrast to the fish kills of 2018-19, the SES has given residents in Menindee a prepare-to-evacuate order due to flooding, but some locals say they have received mixed messages from authorities.

Bangkok Post

Call for tax cut to help flood-hit businesses

Company executives want the government to help flood-hit entrepreneurs with a corporate income tax reduction, according to a Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) survey of its members.

ABC News

Body found in floodwater, man still missing as flood evacuation warnings escalate across NSW

A body has been found by police searching for two men missing in floodwaters on the Southern Tablelands, as 1,000 people told to evacuate homes near Forbes.

ABC News

Report shows growing number of Australians believe climate change effects already being felt

Over the past 15 years, Australians have weathered myriad natural disasters, including catastrophic bushfires, droughts and floods. A new report shows attitudes to the threats posed by climate change have shifted.

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