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'Suspected cannabis growth' in Kingswood after flood leads police to property

"The fire service made us aware of a suspected cannabis growth at a residential address in Kingswood"

Bristol Post

NSW town Weilmoringle prepares to be cut off for winter, as rain replaces drought and closes roads

The community of Weilmoringle is bracing to spend much of winter cut off due to wet weather closing the dirt roads it relies on.

ABC News

Opposition to new River Irwell footbridge - because of flood risk

The Environment Agency are unhappy with Bury Council's plans for the bridge in Radcliffe

Manchester Evening News

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BOM forecasts more rain for central, South East Queensland, warns of flooding risk for Mary and Brisbane River catchments

The bureau says widespread rain is expected in central and South East Queensland and warns the falls could cause flooding in the Mary River Catchment and the upper creeks of the lower Brisbane River.

ABC News

HSC students stressed after losing study notes and major works in flood, NESA promises to be flexible

Year 12 students devastated by the loss of months of hard work for their end-of-school assessments are wondering how much allowance they'll be given when their HSC marks are handed out.

ABC News

Mirvac will eye major redevelopment after leases cancelled at flooded Toombul Shopping Centre, observers say

Business and marketing leaders say Mirvac will seek to capitalise on the location of the centre, which may become a multi-use hub akin to "the old town square".

ABC News

BOM Weather app to provide flood, fire and storm warnings with push notifications

A new push notification feature is added to the Bureau of Meteorology's BOM Weather app to help provide more targeted advice to communities during severe weather.

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BMA eyes fixes as more floods loom

If the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) cannot fix the flooding problem in Bangkok then nobody can, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Assam floods: Kaziranga National Park on alert as floodwaters ‘seep in’, 25 rescue boats kept ready

GUWAHATI: Forest staff at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) have been put on high alert and boats are ready to launch a rescue operation as floodwaters have reportedly started seeping into the park through the central Assam zone.

The Times of India

Citizens’ pain: Heavy rain creates havoc in Bengaluru

Water takes hours to recede from roads; almost all low-lying areas flooded

The Hindu

Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'

Around Australia, statistical measures like the "one-in-100-year flood" level are used by authorities to determine safe building standards, but experts say climate change has changed everything.

ABC News

Greens say federal government should help pay for cost of raising homes in flood-prone regions

Minor party suggests grants of $20,000 per homeowner but experts suggest works – including design and engineering – usually cost a lot more

The Guardian - AU

Northeast stares at essentials, fuels crisis after ‘first wave’ of floods

Assam MP seeks action against airlines hiking prices after disruption of surface transport

The Hindu

Assam govt to subsidize air travel between Guwahati and Silchar

GUWAHATI: Assam government on Wednesday has stepped in with subsidies to help people fly between Guwahati and Silchar after air fare shot up by more than two folds since Monday between the two places which were cut off from train and road communication by flood and landslides.

The Times of India

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Belfast Live

Belfast homes flooded after 'manhole blocked by baby wipes and grease'

A number of homes in South Belfast were flooded following heavy rain

The Conversation

Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast

Australia is no stranger to disasters like droughts, floods, bushfires and heatwaves. The problem is, they’re going to get worse. And then worse again. As the global temperature ratchets up, these disasters will grow in size, frequency and intensity. We will have to get much better at adapting, and do…

Reuters

Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain

More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India's northeastern state of Assam to escape heavy floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains that drowned seven, authorities said on Wednesday, as they warned the situation could worsen.

ABC News

Brisbane's Toombul Shopping Centre retailers have leases terminated by Mirvac after floods

Centre owner Mirvac has informed some businesses that it is "impractical and undesirable to reinstate the centre" to how it was before it was inundated in February.

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ABC News

How your local garbage truck is helping fix south-east Queensland's pothole problems

Artificial intelligence and garbage trucks are helping fix potholes faster across one local council area, following weeks of floods and heavy rain.

ABC News

Rising insurance sees disaster victims call on politicians to address costs days out from election

Ruth Haggar discovered her home was under-insured when she lost it in the Black Summer bushfires and can't understand why politicians are "not speaking up" this federal election.

The Times of India

More rain for North East states reeling under floods, landslides

GUWAHATI/SILCHAR: A “Red Alert” has been sounded for the northeastern states of Assam and Meghalaya by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) over heavy to extremely heavy rain in the next four days.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso rescuers find no survivors in flooded mine chamber

Torrential rain flooded the Perkoa zinc mine on April 16, trapping eight workers inside.

ABC News

Flood-damaged Kedron Brook Bikeway to take Brisbane City Council years to rebuild

Repairs to a north Brisbane Kedron Brook Bikeway will take months, if not years, after floodwaters destroyed a large section of the concrete pathway and infrastructure, with the city council now considering how to rebuild the path through Stafford and Grange.

The Conversation

When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters

Queensland residents are facing yet another arduous clean-up after floods inundated roads and towns last week.

Bangkok Post

Flooding in Korat

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Floodwater inundated many areas of Muang and Chok Chai districts, including the province's largest pottery village in tambon Dan Kwian, following heavy rain on Monday.

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