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Sussan Ley says PM ‘out of his depth’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response

With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.

The Texas Tribune

Ice dam at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater toward downstream homes

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially record surge of flooding toward parts of Juneau in what has become an annual concern for residents

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Flood came 6 times: The brothers who recorded the Dharali viral video

The first images of the recent disaster in Dharali, Uttarakhand, came from two brothers in the village, Sumit and Manmohan. Filming from their rooftop, they captured scenes that would become the earliest visuals to reach social media and newsrooms.

Newslaundry

Dharali, 8 days on: Buried homes, ‘60 missing’, roads gone

Eight days after disaster struck, Dharali remains cut off. Road connectivity is still not restored, and according to locals, around 60 people are still missing – most of them labourers from Bihar, Jharkhand, and Nepal. Rescue work continues, but with no success in finding survivors or the dead. Only one…

Newslaundry

Milwaukee area drying out after weekend rain causes record flooding on multiple rivers

The Milwaukee area is drying out after weekend rain hits unofficial state records

The Independent UK

Reaching Dharali means climbing mountains and crossing a disaster

A week after flash floods devastated Dharali in Uttarkashi’s Harsil valley, the destruction is still everywhere you look. Villages remain cut off, roads have vanished, and bridges lie twisted in the river.

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After Hill Country floods, families face a difficult question: Rebuild, or let go?

They lost homes and summer cabins to the July 4 flood in Kerr County. Now they are weighing whether it makes sense to rebuild.

The Texas Tribune

Massive mudslide kills 7 volunteers repairing flood damage in northern Pakistan

A massive mudslide has killed seven volunteers in northern Pakistan as they repaired a drainage channel damaged by flash floods

The Independent UK

North London flooding: Thames Water warns 'complex' repairs could take days to fix

Some places have been left under 44cm of water and 70 firefighters worked to stop the flooding

Evening Standard

Ice user posed as a flood victim to pay for drug habit

A drug user who fraudulently obtained $18,000 in disaster funds has had his jail sentence cut, with an appeals court considering his severe social disadvantage.

AAP

Torrential Midwest flash floods turn state fair into water park and shut airports and roads with more to come

The rainfall broke a daily record in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Independent UK

Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as authorities make water rescues in Milwaukee

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states has led to water rescues, power outages and road closures

The Independent UK

Dog lost during Texas floods found trapped alive thanks to GPS collar

After catching up on her sleep, eight-year-old Ziva was found to have escaped largely unharmed

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Byron writers’ festival cancelled and warnings for Sydney’s City2Surf due to east coast rain dump

Major flood warning remains in place along Namoi River as parts of coastline receive almost double August monthly rainfall in eight days

AAP

It's a washout: heavy rain ends beloved Byron festival

Crowds and organisers are devastated a popular regional festival has been cancelled after heavy rain flooded the event grounds.

Caixin Global

Commentary: Trump’s Flood of Tariffs Will Create a Tsunami in Asia’s Supply Chains

Chinese companies now need to double down on Asia, both as a market and a production base

The Independent UK

Residents in Alaska's capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding

Residents and officials in Juneau are preparing for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years has swept away houses and eroded the river fed by the popular Mendenhall Glacier

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At least 10 killed and 33 missing in northern China flash flooding

Several parts of China are being battered by heavy rains with President Xi Jinping urging all-out rescue and flood prevention efforts.

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping orders ‘all-out’ rescue effort after flash flood kills 10 in China

Flood in Gansu province leaves 33 people missing and 4,000 stranded

The Independent UK

Flash floods kill at least 10 people and leave 33 missing in northwestern China

Chinese state media reports flash floods have left at least 10 people dead and 33 missing in Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province

The Independent UK

Emergency recordings reveal chaos behind deadly Texas flood rescue

The flooding killed at least 136 people

The Conversation

It’s challenging to predict extreme thunderstorms — improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts

Our ability to predict extreme weather from thunderstorms, like the recent catastrophic flash floods in Texas, is unsettlingly poor, even in the hours leading up to the event. Improvements in understanding, detecting and predicting extreme thunderstorms — and increasing community resilience to them — are badly needed.

The Independent UK

Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina

Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after rushing floodwaters pulled them from their submerged car

International Business Times UK

'Papa, We Won't Survive': Teen's Final Message Before Deadly Uttarkashi Flash Flood

A teenage boy sent a heartbreaking final message to his father before flash floods swept through Uttarkashi's Dharali village. Dozens remain missing.

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