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Women stranded in Pakistan floods take risky trips to give birth

Rubina Mallah took a perilous, three-hour boat journey across flood waters to get to the nearest hospital in time to give birth to her baby son, as the roads leading to the clinic in the southern Pakistani city of Sehwan were submerged.

Reuters

Pakistani volunteers search villages to rescue flood victims

Pakistani volunteers are spreading out in boats across the inundated Sindh province to try and rescue those stranded in submerged towns and villages as the country struggles with record-breaking floods

The Independent UK

Flood for Singur, water released from reservoir

People were warned not to venture out and the Irrigation department made an announcement in this regard

The Hindu

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Swansea Council trying to assess climate-related flood risks before new planning guidance is brought in

The area around the Sail Bridge and Sainsbury's 'is the point of potential inundation', councillors told

Wales Online

‘The death is too much’: New York’s Little Pakistan gathers aid for flood victims

A sense of solidarity in the Brooklyn neighborhood has driven the aid effort – but the Pakistani community says more help is needed

The Guardian - US

Officials inspect flood-affected areas in Chamarajanagar

Relief and compensation to be expedited

The Hindu

Rain damage: Bommai seeks fair relief as per Central guidelines

Central team that arrived on Wednesday will also take stock of flood situations in Bengaluru city and Mandya and Ramanagaram districts

The Hindu

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Edinburgh on flood alert and yellow weather warning as more thunderstorms forecast

The Met Office has issued an update for the capital with experts predicted thunder and lightning will strike Edinburgh next week. However a yellow weather warning has been put in place for tomorrow before the thunderstorms.

Edinburgh Live

Crippled water pumps blamed for Pathum Thani floods

Pathum Thani was one of the areas in Greater Bangkok hit the hardest by torrential rain on Tuesday night and the Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) chief pointed his finger at a pump breakdown as being one of the reasons.

Bangkok Post

How Pakistanis banded together to help flood victims

As record floods submerge the country, Pakistanis come together and launch charity campaigns to help the victims.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan Looks ‘Like a Sea’ after Floods, PM Says, as 18 More Die

Parts of Pakistan seemed "like a sea", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths took the toll from days of rain to 1,343. As many as 33…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

WEKU

Massive rain band to bring more storms, flooding and windy weather to Australia’s east coast

Bureau of Meteorology expects to issue further flood warnings as rain falls in already saturated areas

The Guardian - AU

Flood alert sounded to residents along Kollidam River bank in Cuddalore

Water discharge from Mettur dam is expected to go beyond 1,25,000 cusecs

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Pakistan looks 'like a sea' after floods, PM says, as 18 more die

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India's Bengaluru braces for more heavy rain after short reprieve

(Refiles to fix typo in paragraph ten)

Al Jazeera

After record floods, now Pakistan has to worry about economy

The rain has destroyed vast hectares of crops, including cotton, a key source of employment and forex for the nation.

ABC News

Northern NSW children ignored by flood inquiries, charity says, as school and home challenges continue

Save the Children estimates 4,000 school-aged children in flood-stricken parts of NSW need intensive support, warning of long-term impacts if nothing is done.

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Macquarie Marshes flooded in 'wettest period in living memory' as farmers face mounting losses

There is no end in sight for waterlogged farmers in north-west New South Wales, as the region prepares for another expected significant rain event this week.

Bristol Post

Huge flooding boost for Ashton Gate's homes and Sporting Quarter plans

The plans for 510 new homes and a basketball arena had been stalling

The Independent UK

Water supply problem continues after flooding in Georgia

Officials are scrambling to restore water service in northwest Georgia after flash flooding submerged pumps and flooded buildings

Bangkok Post

SKC confident on sales despite floods

Flooding is expected to be a wild card for farm truck maker Siam Kubota Corporation (SKC) as it aims to increase sales this year, but the firm still believes it will end 2022 with year-on-year revenue growth of 10% to 63 billion baht.

The Hindu

Inflow into Mettur dam increases to 90,000 cusecs

Inflow into the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur increased to 90,000 cusecs, and a flood warning was issu

The Conversation

Flooding in Pakistan shows that climate adaptation requires international support and regional co-operation

The monsoon flooding in Pakistan has been referred to as a “monsoon on steroids” and described as a “monster monsoon.” These names reflect the wide devastation it has caused.

The Conversation

Could Liz Truss allow new drilling for oil and gas and still strengthen the UK's net zero target?

The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, has pledged to suspend green levies on energy bills and look for “better ways to deliver our net zero targets”. Despite a record-breaking heatwave plus wildfires, droughts and floods worldwide, neither contender for the Conservative Party leadership felt the urge, as David Cameron…

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