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Months after floods, Brazil's Amazon faces a severe drought

Months after enduring floods that destroyed crops, thousands of families in the Brazilian Amazon are now dealing with severe drought

The Independent UK

Drug dealer in plot to flood Scotland with heroin and coke caught with iPhone in jail

Anthony O'Hare, caged for his leading role in a drug supply plot, admitted a charge of possessing a communication device while in prison

Daily Record

Russia 'plans to blow up dam and flood city - then blame Ukraine for attack'

The "false flag" attack would provide a distraction from Moscow's recent battlefield humiliation. Breaching the dam would also come as a blow to Ukraine's struggling energy grid, as civilians prepare for four-hour blackouts starting on Thursday

Daily Mirror

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How to apply for Victoria's flood relief payment

As some Victorians brace for worsening conditions and others get on with the job of cleaning up from devastating floods, financial support is available from both the federal and state governments. Here are the details.

ABC News

Storms and giant hail forecast for eastern Australia, raising risk in some flood-hit areas

Bureau of Meteorology warns of heavy rain, flash-flooding and possible damaging hail in parts of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia

The Guardian - AU

The latest on Australia's wet weather: flood levels and the areas to watch

Rain and extensive flooding is expected to impact much of eastern and south-east Australia over the next few days. These are the areas to watch.

ABC News

Unpredictable Murrumbidgee flows cause uncertainty, anxiety for Southern NSW communities

With almost 70 warnings in place in NSW, communities are concerned about the unusual nature of flooding and doing the best they can to prepare with what information they have.

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Echuca residents on high alert ahead of Murray River flood peak, scores of homes at risk

A resident who has decided not to evacuate says scores of homes unprotected by the 2.5km barrier are at risk.

ABC News

Rochester sewer network 'partially operational' but flood damage expected to cost millions

Thousands of residents are yet to return to their Rochester homes but a directive not to flush toilets has been lifted as the town's sewerage network is partially restored.

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Tas scraps waste levy for flood clean-up

Tasmania's premier has visited farms impacted by recent flooding as his government waives the waste levy so residents can throw away damaged property for free.

AAP

Gold Coast residents struggle to find insurance as broker warns of 'change in appetite' for flood risk

After seven years with the same insurer, Collette has been told her Gold Coast property is now "embargoed", leaving her without contents insurance as summer storm season looms.

ABC News

Qld woman rescued, dangerous storm warning

A large part of Queensland is on alert for "very dangerous storms" after a Central Highlands council issued a flood alert for residents town to get prepared.

AAP

Prayut orders Ayutthaya to be flood ready

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is confident the three industrial estates in Ayutthaya are well-prepared to protect themselves against flooding in the province, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Flood updates: Queensland, NSW, Victorian towns brace for coming flood peaks with heavy rain expected into weekend — as it happened

The Murray River is expected to peak at Echuca on Sunday and Queensland's Central Highlands is on alert for flash flooding as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of more rain to come.

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The Guardian - AU

PM calls for explanation on Thorpe’s undisclosed relationship – as it happened

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Murray River still rising ahead of expected 30-year flood at Moama, storms forecast for northern NSW

Moama locals say people have come from as far away as Melbourne to help sandbag their homes, meanwhile emergency services have rescued a distressed wallaby from the fast-flowing Murray River.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Make flood levees investment assets for super funds

Australia’s super funds have over $3 trillion looking for long-term assets. Flood levees create value for the government and the community.

AAP

'Rinse and repeat' rain adds to NSW floods

Widespread rain and thunderstorms are predicted for NSW as the focus remains on the southern town of Moama, where people are sandbagging and building a levee.

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Floods in Nigeria: building dams and planting trees among steps that should be taken to curb the damage

Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from one year to the next. In some years, the effects are minimal, in others, devastating. The 2022 floods have caused massive damage, like those experienced in 2012. Ten…

The Guardian - AU

Displacement and disbelief in flood-hit Rochester as residents survey the damage

Volunteers call for more assistance before rains return, saying community spirit is heartening but ‘only goes so far’

The Guardian - AU

Floods and warm weather perfect storm for Japanese encephalitis outbreak, researchers warn

Modellers say those within 4km of an infected piggery potentially vulnerable, meaning 740,546 people at risk of mosquito-borne virus

Daily Mirror

Man claims 'black hole' in spine predicts end of world as thousands flock to his farm

The leader of a minor political party in Cambodia called on his supporters to join him at his home and avoid being wiped out in a biblical flood he prophesised was imminent

ABC News

Thousands of residents prepare for further flooding in Victoria, with heavy rain forecast for Echuca

Emergency authorities say river levels will likely peak early next week in Echuca, where locals have built a 2.5 kilometre levee to protect vulnerable properties from flooding.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria floods death toll tops 600, as governors plead for more aid for displaced

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that more than 600 people have died in flooding that has hit 33 out of 36 states throughout the country. Governors of Delta, Bayelsa, Kogi, Benue and Anambra states separately urgently requested the federal government for more help in aiding those who have…

The Guardian - US

Severe drought torments British Columbia, a year after devastating floods

Lack of rainfall takes toll on Canada’s ‘wet coast’ as experts warn of further extreme weather events fueled by climate crisis

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