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Rainstorms lash northeast China, trapping cars, buses in floods

Heavy rain battered China's northeastern rust belt on Thursday, triggering floods that trapped buses, swamped roads and disrupted commuters in cities, with more storms forecast for coming days.

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NZ PM sends condolences over NSW floods

Jacinda Ardern has expressed her condolences over the NSW flood crisis during a meeting with Premier Dominic Perrottet.

AAP

Flood victims still waiting for warm, dry place to live four months after disaster

As winter bites, people who lost their homes to floods across northern New South Wales are still waiting for a $350 million promise to be delivered.

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Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

Some weather experts say the recent flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park underscores an urgent need to update how the government issues forecasts as extreme weather becomes more frequent

The Independent UK

Flood threat moves north as Sydney area emergency eases

Floodwaters are receding in Sydney and its surrounding area as heavy rain threatens to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city

The Independent UK

'Living through it again': Residents ferried to and from isolated suburb

Standing on the bank of a newly-formed lake that cut him off from his Gillieston Heights home, Steve McCann could not help but think of last time his Maitland suburb became an island.

Newcastle Herald

Criticism of Albanese’s overseas trips is absurd, but the PM finds it’s no holiday at home either

There are good reasons for the prime minister’s travel abroad – but there are also compelling domestic problems to address

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Flood updates: Wollombi Brook begins to fall, but threat of moderate flooding still ongoing

The man who saved a 10-month-old baby in medical distress has been applauded for a brave rescue across floodwaters at Bulga.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney residents assess flood damage as wild weather eases

Heavy rain that pummelled Sydney over the last five days eased on Thursday as flood-weary residents looked to return to homes to take stock of the damage, some for the third time this year.

Reuters

Williamtown chopper on standby to help in Singleton, Maitland floods

"As I understand it, (no helicopters) were required last night but there is now one that's stationed in the Hunter and available for use," Senator Watt told Sky News.

Newcastle Herald

ADF ready for Hunter flooding impact

Some 250 troops and three helicopters have been mobilised as the Australian Defence Force continues to assist those struggling with NSW's devastating floods.

AAP

Big spending boost may be too little for national parks’ needs

WASHINGTON — Even as the House Appropriations Committee is proposing to offer a multimillion-dollar boost for national parks and federal land, the recent catastrophic flooding at Yellowstone National Park shows the increase may not be enough.

Tribune News Service

Floods and higher grocery prices reveal cost of climate inaction: Economists

The economic cost of Australia's fourth serious flood in just 18 months is tipped to run into millions of dollars – but it's just the tip of the iceberg.

The New Daily

Housing is the 'missing piece' in flood recovery, as thousands continue living in tents and mouldy homes

The Northern Rivers region was already facing a crippling rental shortage before record-breaking floods destroyed thousands of houses, and governments are scrambling to find solutions.

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How can NSW become more flood resilient? Look to the recent and ancient past, experts say

Cities like New Orleans weathered storms far better after the harsh lessons of Katrina, but Australia has a unique source of knowledge that is being ignored when it comes to disaster planning, experts say.

Newcastle Herald

Maitland flood gates closed as sandbagging begins, Singleton flood expected to rise well above March levels

Major flooding at Singleton is expected to rise well levels that peaked in March 2022, the State Emergency Service said in a statement Wednesday night.

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Homes of 85,000 People at Risk, but Rain Eases Around Sydney

Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia’s largest city. While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes remained at…

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Several people feared washed away after cloud burst hits Himachal's Kullu

Several people have been feared washed away in flash floods caused by a cloud burst that wreaked havoc at Choj nullah in Parvati Valley of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district this morning. Read more on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese faces first test leading during a natural disaster in flood-ravaged north-west Sydney

Prime minister joins NSW premier to visit Windsor, an area that has endured four flood emergencies in a little over a year

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergecies

Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild

AAP

Pub underwater, villages cut off by floods

Floods have wreaked havoc across the NSW Hunter region, the Blue Mountains and the central west, where residents are cut off and buildings submerged.

ABC News

NSW Blues hail Lismore flood heroes as team visits community ahead of State of Origin rugby league clash

Hero worship flows both ways as NSW Blues take a training session to flood-stricken Lismore.

ABC News

Flooding washes away Josh Johnson's beehives outside varroa eradication zone

Just when beekeepers thought varroa mite was their biggest concern, floodwaters have inundated areas around much of the NSW Hunter Valley.

Newcastle Herald

'Absolute bedlam' as farmers fear Singleton flood situation will worsen overnight

'Absolute bedlam' was the situation at Max Wake's dairy farm late on Wednesday afternoon, after a long night and even longer day moving hundreds of cattle to higher ground as the Hunter River threatened to break its banks.

The Guardian - AU

Federal government pledges $1,000 disaster payment for NSW flood victims as threat moves north

Deluge moves to Hunter and mid-north coast as Anthony Albanese announces one-off payment to people in 23 areas

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