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Levee breach in California triggers massive flooding, prompts evacuations, rescues

MENLO PARK, Calif. — A levee failure on the Pajaro River in Monterey County overnight triggered massive flooding and prompted hundreds of evacuations and dozens of water rescues as the latest atmospheric river storm pummeled large swaths of California.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 11, 2023

Peak to come: A Qld town’s ‘worst-ever’ floods seen from the air, as residents flee

Residents of Burketown in Queensland are facing an anxious wait as water inundates their town, with flooding expected to peak.

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2023

My Cyclone Diary: after the flood, the dread that replaces panic

In the second instalment in a series of diaries about Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath in New Zealand, Anna Rankin describes the fears, rumours and unexpected effects of a lack of internet

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2023

Anxious wait as Queensland floods expected to peak

Residents of Burketown in Queensland are facing an anxious wait as water inundates their town, with flooding expected to peak.

AAP · Mar 11, 2023

Almost 10,000 residents evacuated after heavy rain and thunderstorms in California

A creek bloated by rain destroyed a portion of Main Street in Soquel, Santa Cruz County, forcing many to stay trapped in their homes while emergency services are trying to rescue them

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

‘Move people to rooftops’: Worst-ever Qld rain forces Burketown evacuation as power and sewers fail

Burketown residents are fleeing water-logged homes, while emergency services warn of power cuts and sewage backflows

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2023

Queensland floods: police say Burketown ‘not safe’ as dozens airlifted out

Residents in state’s rural west are bracing for the peak of record flooding on Sunday

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2023

Burketown residents flown to safety amid record flooding in Gulf of Carpentaria

As rain moves south, power is out in parts of Burketown and sewerage systems are compromised. Police will remain in the town to assist residents who chose to stay behind.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2023

Burketown evacuated as record downpour inundates far north Queensland

A Queensland town faces worst-ever floods, with communities and properties isolated as possible heavy falls raise risk of of flash floods.

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2023

Roads washed out, rivers flood as deadly storm pelts California and forces evacuations

FRESNO, Calif. — California’s deadly storm season turned even deadlier Friday as the first of two atmospheric river storms descended on the state, prompting widespread evacuation orders as it flooded creeks and rivers and dropped warm, heavy rain atop the state’s near-record snowpack.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 11, 2023