Flood victims waiting for Qld rivers to fully recede A tiny community is still under water in northwest Queensland as locals elsewhere in the region begin to count the cost of record floods. AAP · Mar 16, 2023
Hay drops for feral horses during floods allegedly damage Yorta Yorta site at Barmah Traditional owners and environmental groups allege the decision feed feral horses during flooding in Victoria led to a sacred site being damaged. ABC News · Mar 16, 2023
Gulf of Carpentaria farmers return to 'complete devastation' on flood-ravaged properties A farmer in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria region says the station he spent his life building up is now a scene of "complete devastation" after floods swept through the area. ABC News · Mar 16, 2023
Tropical Cyclone Freddy wanes after battering Malawi, Mozambique After killing hundreds and displacing thousands as it barrelled through Mozambique and Malawi, twice, Cyclone Freddy dissipates over land, although flooding remains a threat in both countries. ABC News · Mar 16, 2023
Mum and two kids trapped in 'squalid' mouldy flat and 'plagued by sewage floods' Solicitor Zineb Boulefa, 31, lives with her daughter, 7, and son, 5, at a flat in Hindle House in Hackney, London, and claims she has battled mould, damp and floods of sewage Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023
California deals with surging rivers, sliding rocks, flooded towns as storm passes PAJARO, Calif. — Surging rivers. Sliding rocks. Flooded towns. Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023
Volunteers step up in flooded Pajaro, where many lack food, clothing — and work PAJARO, Calif. — Jessica Sanchez felt awful about the catastrophic flooding that displaced hundreds of people in this Monterey County farm town. Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023
Killer floods in earthquake battered Turkish provinces Turkish officials say floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 14 people in two provinces that were devastated by quakes. The New Daily · Mar 15, 2023
Evacuations near Central California dam as storm swells rivers, smashes rainfall records LOS ANGELES — Surging rivers. Sliding rocks. Flooded towns. Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023
Flooding, landslides as atmospheric river departs California California’s 11th atmospheric river of the winter is taking parting shots at southern counties as it moves out after walloping the storm-battered state The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Watch: Huge carp wrestled from flooded California street Video footage has surfaced showing two men wrestle a giant carp from a flooded street in Watsonville, Ca. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 15, 2023
Family with river of poo and used tampons flooding garden say they're furious Louise Morgan-Smyth first spotted the issue in June last year at the home in Rutherglen, Scotland. Despite pleas for help to the water company the sewage keeps coming Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023
Victorian agencies accused of failing to consult traditional owners over feeding of stranded brumbies in national park Feral horses trapped on high ground in Barmah national park during floods were fed by helicopter hay drops The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2023
Battered Merced residents confront twin threats: Pounding storms and persistent thieves MERCED, Calif. — In recent weeks, Merced neighbors Mariya Nelson and Beth Lee took on more than just rebuilding their storm-battered homes. Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Turkey floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces Turkish officials and media reports say floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 10 people in two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake
Radio France Internationale · Mar 15, 2023 Malawi declares emergency after Cyclone Freddy kills at least 200 Malawi has declared a state of disaster with more than 200 people confirmed dead after Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Africa for a second time, triggering floods and landslides.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023 Floods Kill 14 in Turkish Earthquake-Battered Provinces Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday. Rescue teams were still searching for five people reported missing in three locations, Interior Minister…
Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023 Mexican pop stars join forces in support of California relief efforts SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mexican pop music megastars Mana and Alejandro Fernandez — two acts whose combined worldwide album sales clock in at well over 50 million — are joining forces with promoter Live Nation to aid Pajaro Valley flood victims.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023 Pope Francis begins year 10 as 'a bit of a Californian.' That means lots of love — and hate LOS ANGELES — Sitting in her family home in East Los Angeles, Rosa Manriquez kept her eyes on the TV screen as a flood of white smoke came pouring out of the roof of the Sistine Chapel 6,300 miles away — a century-old signal that the cardinals of the Roman…
Liverpool Echo · Mar 15, 2023 Extra £4.4m approved for controversial sea wall The scheme is intended to protect houses from flooding but has been controversial
ABC News · Mar 15, 2023 Flooding emergency leaves north-west Queensland evacuees stranded far from home Evacuees from flood-ravaged towns in north-west Queensland feel like they are living limbo as they wait to return home, with some getting by with just the clothes on their back.
Axios · Mar 15, 2023 "Potent" atmospheric river hits California with heavy rain and flooding as thousands evacuate New rainfall records were set in Los Angeles and several other cities, according to preliminary NWS data.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023 Flooding, evacuations and mass power outages hit California amid atmospheric river storm California’s 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow, sending thousands once again scrambling for higher ground and leaving more than 300,000 without power.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023 Residents left in flooded California farm town of Pajaro feel ‘abandoned’ as levees fail PAJARO, Calif. — Dora Alvarez stood on the balcony of her two-story apartment building Tuesday, holding a garden hose next to a rain gutter and steering the water toward recycling bins below for her family to use after boiling it.
AAP · Mar 15, 2023 Handouts 'almost an insult' for flood victims in Qld A local politician is urging Queensland and federal ministers to tour the northwest flood disaster zone, saying victims need more moral and financial support.