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Star Bollywood Singer KK Dies after Concert at 53

Star Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died of a heart attack at age 53 after a concert, officials said Wednesday, prompting a flood of tributes. "His songs reflected a wide range of emotions (and) struck a chord with people of all age groups," Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NSW disaster agency 'tried their best': MP

Resilience NSW has faced further criticism at an inquiry into the state's flood response, as community groups claim they have been left to lead the recovery.

AAP

Signature Aviation opens private terminal building at Birmingham Airport

US operator has constructed a new facility following flood damage at previous site

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Fights broke out as top-down approach to Lismore flood response failed, inquiry told

Locals who were trying to help rescue residents and feed evacuees clashed with NSW agencies, community witnesses say

The Guardian - AU

Germany Issues Fresh Warning to Banks of Cyber Attacks Due to Ukraine War

The German financial regulator BaFin issued a fresh cyber security warning on Tuesday to the nation's financial sector due to the war in Ukraine following a recent increase in cyber attacks. BaFin has repeatedly warned about cyber attacks but Tuesday's security notice marks an escalation of its concerns. "In recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Flood protection on the agenda for Humber Business Week as city greening urged

Living With Water's Blue-Green Vision outlined at live event

Birmingham Post

Traffic chaos in Whitley Bay after burst water main floods road

The road remains closed as technicians work to fix the leak

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Indus water talks held on ‘cordial’ terms, says MEA

Official statements from Delhi and Islamabad indicate assurances on resolving current issues over hydropower projects, flood flow data sharing

The Hindu

Hurricane Agatha Drenches Mexican Beach Resorts

Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast as it barreled ashore Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flood warnings. Agatha was the strongest storm to make landfall along Mexico's Pacific coast in May since record keeping began in 1949,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lismore MP slams agency's flood response

The NSW agency tasked with coordinating the response to disastrous floods was unprepared and struggled to provide help, a hearing in Lismore has been told.

AAP

Key work underway as controversial flood wall coming to Wirral town

Campaigners claim it will stop people coming to the town

Liverpool Echo

Funding boost for flood prevention and regeneration at local park

A project to rejuvenate a Glasgow park and reduce flood risks in the area has received £115,000 of Scottish Government funding.

The National (Scotland)

Floods left NSW towns 'exposed': inquiry

A failure to plan was behind "devastation" caused by severe flooding to towns across northern NSW, an inquiry has been told.

AAP

Outback Queensland, NSW comes to life as riverine flooding arrives without rain

There isn't a cloud in sight, and it hasn't rained, but the incoming flood is imminent in western Queensland and north west NSW.

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Huonbrook residents 'trapped in paradise' after floods wash away road in Byron hinterland

Three months after the first flood swept through the Northern Rivers region of NSW, some isolated residents are still using goat tracks to reach town or are relying on helicopter drops.

The Hindu

Restoration debate: Conservation or destruction

Conservationists are up in arms against a project launched by the government to desilt rivers to control floods, which have become an annual phenomenon since 2018, alleging that it has led to unscrupulous sand-mining. While the government maintains transparency in works, conservationists are unconvinced

AAP

WA braces for wild storms, risk of floods

Thunderstorms and damaging high winds are forecast for Western Australia's southeast while the state's Pilbara coast is under flood watch.

Reuters

Months after dam destroyed to stop Russian advance, parts of village still flooded

Some 50 homes in the village of Demydiv remain partially submerged months after a dam was destroyed and the area flooded to stop Russian troops from advancing on Ukraine capital Kyiv, regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said late on Saturday.

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Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The dead bodies of two more missing miners have been found at a zinc mine owned by Trevali Mining Corp in Burkina Faso that flooded last month, the government said on Saturday.

ABC News

Months on from devastating Lismore floods, 1,300 people are still unable to return home

Three months on from the devastating flood event in late February, 1,300 people remain in emergency accommodation and less than 20 per cent of businesses are back operating in Lismore.

Daily Record

Edinburgh man with long Covid forced from home after neighbours flood flat

Nurudin Ismail had his Tollcross flat flooded by upstairs neighbours on May 6 causing water damage across his home

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man with long Covid forced out of home after neighbours flood flat

The tenant has been left feeling 'sick, stressed and anxious' as a result of the ordeal.

ABC News

Casino honours town's unsung flood heroes in Walk of Flame tribute

It looks like a walk of fame, but it's not in Hollywood. The large stickers on a footpath in Casino are a tribute to those who helped others during the northern NSW floods.

The Independent UK

17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete

Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections

ABC News

Homes flooded in February hit the market, but real estate agents not bound to tell buyers

Desperate home owners are selling their properties months after they were damaged in south-east Queensland's flood disaster — but the risk of inundation is not always made clear to house hunters.

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