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Parts of Mississippi's capital remain without running water

Flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in a water-treatment plant in Jackson, Miss. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month.

WEKU

Mississippi flood prompts National Guard deployment, schools move online

Weekend flooding has worsened Jackson's existing water crisis.

Axios

Helicopter saves stranded boy from floods in Pakistan as rescue efforts continue

Over 1,000 people have died and as many as 33 million Pakistanis have been affected by recent flooding, with one boy making a dramatic escape when he was rescued from a stream by helicopter

Daily Mirror

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Morning Digest | PM Modi extends condolences to Pakistan flood victims; Shashi Tharoor exploring possibilities of running for Congress president post, and more

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The Hindu

Half a million homeless after deadly floods leave a third of Pakistan underwater

Nearly half a million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world's climate crisis, after unprecedented monsoon rains that began in mid-June wracked the country, killing more than 1,130 people.

France 24

Lismore residents and business reflect on six months on from catastrophic floods

The Askey family is happy to be back home in South Lismore and won't be taking up any buy back offers as the town focuses on the positives six months after the flood disaster.

ABC News

One-third of Pakistan underwater as 500,000 flee to camps after floods

Pakistan's government warns that the country is on the "front line" of the world's climate crisis as a half a million flee their homes due to flooding.

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EXPLAINER: Pakistan fatal flooding has hallmarks of warming

What's behind the flooding in Pakistan are all hallmarks of manmade climate change: Warmer temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture then dumping unrelenting rain, and melting glaciers

The Independent UK

‘Monster monsoon’: why the floods in Pakistan are so devastating

The climate crisis is the prime suspect, but the vulnerability of poor citizens and other factors are important too

The Guardian - UK

‘These are unprecedented and I feels scared the moment it rains’

Bengaluru Rain fury continued to batter Ramanagaram district on Monday, leading to unprecedented flo

The Hindu

Murray-Darling dams approach capacity

The Murray Darling Basin Authority is managing water flows as heavy rains push dams to capacity, with one potentially overflowing for the first time since 1996.

AAP

Pakistan: fears for areas cut off by floods as damage to roads hampers relief effort

PM vows government will not disappoint flood victims as economic losses estimated at more than $10bn

The Guardian - UK

One-third of Pakistan ‘may be under water’ before deadly floods stop

Officials reported 119 more deaths over the weekend

Evening Standard

Chamarajanagar villages flooded, DC inspects rain situation

Eight people, including a 11-month-old baby, were rescued after their farmhouse was inundated after heavy rains near Mangala village

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Filling of tanks by lift irrigation in Ramanagaram has worsened flood situation

Bengaluru What was once considered a boon, filling of tanks through lift irrigation, seems to have a

The Hindu

‘Rains likely to lash Ramanagaram for next three days’

IMD has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain in Ramanagaram, Mysuru, Mandya, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chamarajanagar, and Hassan

The Independent UK

Mississippi residents brace for flood as river reaches crest

Residents in and around Mississippi's capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River is expected to crest

Tribune News Service

Pakistan flood death toll passes 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’

Flooding in Pakistan from the highest rainfall in more than three decades has killed at least 1,000 people since June and caused more than $10 billion worth of damage.

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Modi chief architect’s Pune riverfront project faces scrutiny

In 2015, the Pune Municipal Corporation, then run by Nationalist Congress Party, invited bids to clean up and “rejuvenate” the polluted Mula and Mutha rivers. The riverfront development project, the PMC said, would cut the risk of flooding in the rivers and beautify stretches of their banks totalling 44 km.…

Daily Mirror

Horrifying video captures moment entire hotel swept away in deadly Pakistan floods

Since beginning in June the ongoing floods in Pakistan have taken at least 1,033 lives and affected 33 million people so far as the country's leader has pleaded for international aid

Reuters

Pakistan floods cost at least $10 billion, planning minister says

(This Aug. 29 story corrects name of Pakistan president in paragraph 21)

Al Jazeera

Millions in need of aid as ‘unprecedented’ floods hit Pakistan

More than 1,000 people have died in the floods as authorities struggle to provide relief to flood victims.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ban to be lifted on private weather firms over flood, landslide info

The Japan Meteorological Agency has decided to lift a ban on private weather-information companies and others from providing part of its forecasting services related to flood and landslide disasters.

Reuters

Chile battles flood of 'half truths' as constitution vote nears

A Chilean constitution that bans private property and allows abortions in the ninth month of a pregnancy. Private companies counting votes. A flood of prisoners and recent migrants allowed to vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum.

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ve got nothing’: inquiry hears of lack of suitable housing for people with disabilities after flood

Pensioner tells royal commission he had to go weeks without shower in unsuitable accommodation after NSW emergency

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