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NSW govt burying floods report, says Labor

Labor has hit out at the NSW government for failing to clarify plans for disaster management in the state after reports Resilience NSW will be dismantled.

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AP Week in Pictures: Global | July 30-Aug. 5, 2022

From Israeli strikes on Gaza, to flowing volcanoes in Iceland, to flood damage in Kentucky, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The Independent UK

US: Biden to visit Kentucky, state battered by floods and heat

US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.

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Kentucky flood survivors turn to grim task: burying the dead

Angel Campbell should have been looking through photo albums and eating soup beans in her grandmother's living room this week

The Independent UK

More storms bring renewed flood threat in hard-hit Kentucky

Thunderstorms have returned to parts of Kentucky already reeling from devastating floods

The Independent UK

What will be the future of the Thames Estuary settlements?

Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.

Al Jazeera

Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war – and contributes to weaker journalism standards

Photos of civilians killed or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war are widespread, particularly online, both on social media and in professional news media.

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Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the worst hit, a government agency said.

Bangkok Post

Attendance at Yellowstone National Park plummets after road washouts in June

Yellowstone visitation is down 40% after historic floods washed out roads. One neighboring town is struggling to survive, so park officials have opened a temporary road to try to help.

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Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said.

Reuters

Orange alert in 8 districts as Kerala braces for isolated heavy showers

The government expedited the evacuation of scores of families living in flood-prone areas downstream of at least five dams in Kerala

The Hindu

NSW government told to release flood inquiry report which recommends dismantling Resilience NSW

Shane Fitzsimmons says it's up to the government to make decisions about the findings of an independent report into the state's catastrophic floods, including the recommendation to dismantle the body he leads.

ABC News

BOM issues major flood warning for Gundagai as Water NSW increases releases from Burrinjuck Dam

The Burrinjuck Dam began spilling this morning after more than 230,000ML, a quarter of its capacity, flowed in from various tributaries overnight.

ABC News

Ex-NSW minister backs Resilience NSW boss

Ex-NSW minister Andrew Constance has slammed plans for Resilience NSW head Shane Fitzsimmons to lose his job and his agency wound down over the flood response.

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Weather bureau cancels flood warning for Scone after peak below minor level

The State Emergency Service has warned that moderate flooding is possible at Scone on Friday morning, after intense rainfall overnight caused "sharp and dangerous rises" at Kingdon Ponds, upstream of the town.

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Thousands in Eastern Kentucky still without water. Towns wonder how they’ll pay for repairs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Water and sewer crews from across Kentucky are headed to Eastern Kentucky to help counties and cities restore busted and broken water systems a week after deadly floods knocked out water service to thousands.

The Hindu

Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues

Reservoirs full and rivers overflowing; people shifted to relief camps

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Floods, storms and heatwaves are a direct product of the climate crisis – that’s a fact, so where is the action?

As Guardian analysis shows that human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly weather disasters, there is no place for denialism any more, says John Vidal, a former Guardian environment editor

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The Independent UK

Water becomes needed commodity in flood-ravaged Kentucky

National Guard soldiers rushed to distribute bottled water to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky as forecasters warned of more rain coming to the region

Daily Mirror

Car swallowed by sinkhole during raging floods leading to evacuation of 500,000

Torrential rains are battering towns and villages in Yamagata, in Japan's central Niigata, where roads are now flooded and rivers have burst their banks as officials report at least three missing people and a massive 500,000 evacuations

The Hindu

Climatology will not speak reality, but climate change is a reality, says IMD scientist P.S. Biju

Kerala once again is in the throes of flooding and landslips triggered by extreme rainfall events wh

The Hindu

Outflow from KRS stepped up, flood warning issued in Kollegal

This follows copious rains in the upstream region

The Hindu

Kerala rains | Flood situation turns grim in Central Travancore

Traffic in several parts of the region was disrupted including along the Pala -Erattupetta route as flood waters engulfed the road

ABC News

NSW government will move to dismantle Resilience NSW following independent flood inquiry

The NSW government is considering dismantling disaster agency Resilience NSW after a review into the state's flood crisis this year.

The Hindu

Kerala rain updates | August 4, 2022

The rain intensifies in Kerala again with red alert declared in eight districts and flood warnings given to people living on the banks of Chalakudy and Pampa rivers

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