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Scots farmer saves home from floods after building wall of dung across front gate

Tommy Cannon, 38, concocted a rather unconventional plan after his home in Dumfries faced being flooded out.

Daily Record · Jan 5, 2023

Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16B at next week's conference

Officials say Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for reconstruction for millions of victims of last summer’s climate-induced devastation floods

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Dumfries takeaway's biggest weekend of the year ends in flood devastation

Katie Beattie and Tom Gardiner have praised the kindness of helpers after the "destruction" at Waterfront Takeaway

Daily Record · Jan 5, 2023

UK weather forecast: Washout weekend as more than 100 flood warnings and alerts in force

There are 14 flood alerts in Wales, one in Scotland as well as 24 flood warnings, and 70 flood alerts in England as the UK braces for another spell of heavy rain, with western areas set to experience the worst of the conditions

Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023

Massive storm lashes Northern California, bringing winds, power outages, evacuations

SAN FRANCISCO — A powerful winter storm unleashed heavy rain and strong winds across Northern California on Wednesday, triggering evacuations and power outages, and heightening fears of widespread flooding and debris flows.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 5, 2023

California declares state of emergency ahead of incoming storm

Heavy rainfall expected to cause flooding and power outages across the state, with tornados in other parts of the US.

Al Jazeera · Jan 4, 2023

Milang shacks flood after high River Murray inflows, strong winds and high tides on Lake Alexandrina

The South Australian town of Milang seemed like it would be unaffected by the disaster affecting the state's Riverland and Murraylands but shacks in the town on Lake Alexandrina are being flooded.

ABC News · Jan 4, 2023

Next in "parade of atmospheric rivers" set to slam storm-hit California

Climate change is already altering these high-impact events.

Axios · Jan 4, 2023

First U.S. winter storm of 2023 brings snow, sleet and tornado threat

The first major U.S. winter storm system of the year dumped a frosty mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet from the Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes region on Tuesday while posing a tornado and flood threat to a large swath of the South.

Reuters · Jan 4, 2023

Flood water bursts through doors of Dumfries pub "like it was wanting a pint"

Leann Thomson was standing in for landlady mum Liz as warnings came in that the River Nith was about to burst its banks

Daily Record · Jan 4, 2023