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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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'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…

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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

The Guardian - AU

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

Daily Mirror

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.

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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…

Radio France Internationale

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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Pakistan: World Bank estimates floods caused $40B in damages

Pakistan's government says the World Bank estimates that this summer’s record-breaking floods have caused $40 billion in damages in this impoverished country

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Body of man recovered from NSW flood waters; Medibank receives demands from alleged hackers – as it happened

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Flooding in Phuket

Heavy rain, flooding, mudslides and blackouts continued to hit Phuket on Wednesday.

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Body of missing man found in flood waters at Hillston in western NSW

A body believed to be that of a missing 63-year-old man has been recovered from flood water in New South Wales’ west on Wednesday. NSW Police report that

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Flooding, mudslides, blackouts in Phuket

PHUKET: Persistent rain, flooding, mudslides and blackouts continued to plague this southern tourist island on Wednesday.

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Goulburn-Murray Water criticised for Loch Garry floodwater release

Water authorities are being accused of failing to operate flood mitigation infrastructure in northern Victoria, causing floodwaters to flow uncontrollably onto a flood plain where a farmer drowned last night.

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Ayutthaya industrial estates 'well protected' from flooding

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

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The Loop: Murray River rises as Echuca braces for second flood peak, the cost of the Bureau of Meteorology's rebrand, and a giant fish record

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Dublin weather: Flood warning issued as Met Eireann forecasts thunder and heavy rain

The yellow warning is in place from 4am this morning until midnight tonight and warns of a "disruption" due to the localised flooding

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‘We’re surviving, that’s about it’: regional NSW communities hit by flooding brace for more rainfall

‘There’s nothing left to get damaged … except the house,’ farmer Belinda Nugent says

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Engineers deployed as SA braces for floods

Engineers and flood planners will be deployed by the SA government to protect and prepare River Murray communities in the path of possible inundation.

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