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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Weight of a million buildings may be causing New York to sink, study warns

Increasing urbanisation will likely aggravate the problem further, scientists say

The Independent UK

Why flood-prone Lismore is not a priority for improved flood warning systems

Lismore, the epicentre of Australia's most expensive natural disaster, was not prioritised in this week's federal announcement of $236 million to fund flood warning upgrades.

ABC News

Italy floods leave behind ‘incalculable’ devastation to farms and homes

Parts of the city of Faenza are still underwater, with cars submerged and basements flooded by thick, gooey mud

The Independent UK

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Springsteen draws criticism for not cancelling Italy gig after deadly floods

U.S. rock legend Bruce Springsteen came under criticism in Italy for going ahead with a concert in Ferrara on Thursday evening after the northern Emilia-Romagna region was battered by floods that left at least nine people dead.

Reuters

Concerns over 'health hazard' at park after raw sewage overflows

Parents have called for action

Liverpool Echo

Death toll mounts in Italy’s worst flooding for 100 years

Older and disabled people trapped in homes as rescuers battle harsh conditions in Emilia-Romagna region

The Guardian - UK

Devastating Italian floods kill at least 13, wreck homes and farms

Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros' worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Crews work to reach Italian towns isolated by floods as cleanup begins

Rescue crews are working to reach towns and villages in northern Italy that were cut off from highways, electricity and cell phone service following heavy rains and flooding

The Independent UK

Demolition of Fitzroy Crossing bridge under way after Kimberley floods

Workers have started to tear down the remains of the bridge, which was irreparably damaged in January's Kimberley floods. It is hoped the replacement will be complete next year.

ABC News

Fixing broken flood gauges is important. But most of us don't evacuate even when we know the water is coming

Devastating floods have hit community after community on Australia’s eastern seaboard over the last three years. Weather systems were dynamic and difficult to forecast.

The Conversation

Breaking ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska

Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several of them knocked from their foundations by large ice chunks, and shut one of the state’s few east-west highways down to one lane

The Independent UK

Five dead and thousands evacuated as Italy hit by devastating floods

Officials warned that the rainfall was ‘not over’ as people were advised to seek refuge on higher ground

The Independent UK

F1 cancels Imola GP due to weather emergency

At least two people have died due to the weather conditions that have hit the area throughout May. Heavy rain caused more than a dozen rivers to burst their banks during a 24-hour period, while red weather warnings for flooding and landslides remain in place for this weekend.

Motorsport

Formula 1 cancels Imola GP due to weather emergency

At least two people have died due to the weather conditions that have hit the area throughout May.

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The Guardian - UK

Lewis Hamilton backs decision to scrap flood-hit Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Formula One drivers and teams have backed the decision to cancel this weekend’s flood-hit Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Wales Online

Family's £900,000 home 'worthless' after being flooded with sewage

Their six-bedroom property was overwhelmed despite £230,000 being spent on flood defences

The Independent UK

Surging Alaska rivers leave behind huge chunks of ice, damaged homes

Ice jams in two Alaska rivers have unleashed major flooding over the weekend

Motorsport

Imola F1 weekend faces disruption amid red alert weather warning

With Italy already having faced a spell of adverse weather this month, which has triggered storms and floods, the situation has shown no sign of improving this week.

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Autosport

Imola F1 weekend risks disruption amid red alert weather warning

With Italy already having faced a spell of adverse weather this month, which has triggered storms and floods, the situation has shown no sign of improving this week.

ABC News

Storms dump hail, heavy rain across south-east Queensland, Gold Coast and Toowoomba

Some areas have received a month's worth of rain overnight, while Tuesday morning commuters on the M1 have been delayed by flash flooding on the Gold Coast.

ABC News

Concerns caravan park residents not 'treated equal' by flood recovery grant program

After months of assessments and reports, the NSW Reconstruction Authority says Thelma Murphy's home in a caravan park is not eligible for further disaster relief, leaving her to ask why her home is "deemed less worthy".

The Guardian - UK

London woman, 95, unable to use breathing machine due to persistent home flooding

Asabu Laher, 95, is receiving end-of-life care at her council-run house in Clapham, south London

ABC News

Flood gauges to be upgraded as part of $263 million disaster warning network

The money will be spent upgrading thousands of faulty or outdated flood gauges, which have left communities unprepared during natural disasters.

The New Daily

Flood warning network aims to help at-risk communities

The federal government will spend $236 million in the next decade to set up a national network of flood gauges to protect at-risk communities.

360info

How Jakarta has dug itself into a hole

Deep groundwater extraction wells are built by the business elites for commercial value. Better transparency will help manage them more sustainably.

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