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Floods hit southeast Australia, forcing evacuations

Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia's biggest city, on Sunday with torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the east coast and floods expected to be worse than those that hit the region in the past year.

Reuters

What's causing Sydney's monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being warned the crisis was escalating.

The Conversation

Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs

Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs have been told to evacuate their homes after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow in what authorities call life-threatening emergencies

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Heavy rain hits Sydney as largest floods since March 2021 surround city

Saturated catchments have received more heavy rain overnight and water levels on the Hawkesbury River are heading towards levels not seen since the major floods of 2021.

ABC News

Sydney floods: residents brace for another day of devastating weather as NSW coast battered by rain

Thousands under evacuation orders as authorities warn east coast low could bring flooding more severe than than the floods of 2021 and early 2022

The Guardian - AU

Climate change, poor planning: Decoding Assam’s mounting flood ferocity

The current wave of floods, which Assam is still reeling under, has claimed 174 lives

The Hindu

Thousands Told to Evacuate Before 'Life-threatening' Sydney Flood

Thousands of Australians were ordered to evacuate their homes in Sydney on Sunday as torrential rain battered the country's largest city and floodwaters inundated its outskirts. Roads across the city were cut off and authorities said at least 18 evacuation orders were in place in western Sydney, an area that…

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Sydney floods: Where are the NSW flood warnings? What has the Bureau of Meteorology forecast?

The NSW State Emergency Service issues dozens of flood evacuation orders and warnings as torrential rain hits the state. Conditions are expected to deteriorate as an east coast low continues to develop off the coast.

ABC News

NSW Floods updates: Evacuation warnings issued as water levels rise in Sydney's south-west — as it happened

Authorities are warning of a life-threatening emergency in NSW due to floods in Sydney and parts of the state's south-east.

ABC News

SES, weather bureau issue flood warnings for Shoalhaven catchments as torrential rain continues

SES warns of flash flooding, overflowing rivers and coastal erosion with torrential rain forecast across the Illawarra, South Coast and Southern Highlands until Tuesday.

ABC News

'Worst may be yet to come': Hunter escapes brunt of Sunday's heavy weather

The weather-front battering the state's east coast is forecast to get worse before it gets better, with wild winds, rough seas and heavy rain expected to last until Tuesday.

Newcastle Herald

Evac Orders Sent To Southwest Syd Residents In What Could Become NSW’s 3rd Major Flood Of 2022

This comes after Sydney and the Illawarra were told to expect an entire month’s worth of rain in just one day on Saturday.

Pedestrian.tv

Sydney flooding: communities evacuated and residents rescued as torrential rain batters region

NSW State Emergency Service issues emergency alert text messages as severe weather threatens low-lying areas

The Guardian - AU

Greater Sydney braces for worst of 'life-threatening emergency' weather event as thousands told to evacuate

Hundreds of people have been rescued and NSW residents have been warned to avoid travel, with areas stretching from Newcastle to the South Coast — and as far inland as Oberon — at risk.

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AAP

NSW rain prompts flood evacuation orders

Wild weather shows no sign of letting up, with some residents told to evacuate as rain continues to swell rivers, spill dams and threaten flooding.

Belfast Live

Belfast tidal flood alleviation meeting gets heated

Locals are still angry that trees along the Lagan were cut down without consultation but hope authorities will now do better

Manchester Evening News

Residents fear their Cheshire streets could be left 'uninhabitable' in 30 years

Up to 11,000 homes in Cheshire are among 160,000 across England at risk according to a new report

The Guardian - AU

Driving rain batters NSW coast as authorities warn of flooding and landslips

WaterNSW is preparing for Warragamba Dam to spill after days of persistent rain pushes water levels to capacity

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The Times of India

Uttarakhand: 1 more body recovered from Tapovan hydel plant

DEHRADUN: One more body was recovered on Friday from the NTPC tunnel at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project site in Chamoli, which was ravaged by the flash flood caused due to glacier burst in February last year.

ABC News

'Dangerous weather' expected across Sydney for next 24 to 48 hours as Illawarra rainfall exceeds July averages in a day

The severe weather hitting NSW is expected to deteriorate over the next 24 to 48 hours, bringing strong winds, sea swells and flash flooding, as residents in the Hawkesbury-Nepean area are warned to prepare to evacuate.

Pedestrian.tv

Sydney The Illawarra Could Cop A Month’s Worth Of Rain Today W/ Flood Warnings Across NSW

School holiday vibe check — failed.

The Hindu

Six identified for bund breach leading to Silchar flooding, says Assam Biswa Sarma

Water Resources Department had registered a police complaint against unknown miscreants for cutting through the embankment at Bethukandi, about 3 km from the centre of the town, to let the rain-accumulated water of a wetland drain into the Barak river

The Hindu

Keeping head above water in Silchar

Since the sudden flooding that began on June 19, residents have been scrambling for dry land, food and clean water. Rahul Karmakar reports on the ferocity of the floods in Assam, the blame game on what caused them, and the palpable anxiety in Barak Valley about the days ahead

The Hindu

Many hospitals, schools under flood threat, says KSDMA map

As per climate change-induced flood hazard norm, 168 hospitals, 1,878 schools face risk

AAP

Evacuation warning for southwest Sydney

Residents in one low-lying part of southwestern Sydney have been told to evacuate due to flood risk as heavy rain continues to drench NSW.

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