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Outback Queensland towns prepare to be cut off for weeks as floodwaters approach

Floodwaters peaking over 2019 levels are expected to reach outback Queensland properties this weekend as communities are bracing for major flooding and weeks of isolation.

ABC News

Thousands evacuated as Californians brace for another storm

Lowland communities of Alpaugh and Allensworth evacuated amid warnings that floods could isolate or trap residents

The Guardian - US

Australia begins major clean-up after millions of fish die in river

An emergency hub has been set up by officials in New South Wales to monitor water quality

Evening Standard

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Flood victims need urgent help, council leaders tell Therese Coffey

Residents suffer “direct financial and mental health” problems

Evening Standard

How do UK government’s emergency text alerts work and when could I get one?

People will receive information alerting them of events including severe flooding, fires or extreme weather

The Independent UK

How do the government’s emergency text alerts work and when could I get one?

People will receive information alerting them of events including severe flooding, fires or extreme weather

The Independent UK

Brits to receive emergency alert that jams phone until clicked - hear how it will sound

On April 23, Brits will receive a test alert from the Government as part of a new system intended to warn the public in life-threatening situations such as flooding and wildfires

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Off-the-scale clean up as rotting fish threaten water

Specialist crews are being sent to Menindee in outback NSW to remove dead fish from the Darling-Bakaa after the biggest mass in living memory.

AAP

Residents in flood-ravaged Gulf of Carpentaria enter second month without work

Residents cut off by major floods in parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria are facing another month without work while businesses grapple with mass cancellations for the tourist season.

ABC News

Who deserves a levee? The fight to save California communities from flooding

The tiny town of Hamilton City sits in the direct path of the mighty Sacramento River, muddy and swollen by this week’s storms.

Tribune News Service

Western Australia's record flood reveals 'hundreds' of Aboriginal residents were not registered at birth

Hundreds of Indigenous residents in Western Australia's north have potentially been living their lives unregistered, the recovery from record flooding has shown.

ABC News

School principals are reaching crisis point, pushed to the edge by mounting workloads, teacher shortages and abuse

Australian schools have been under huge pressures in recent years. On top of concerns about academic progress and staff shortages, schools have faced significant, ongoing disruptions due to COVID and major flooding disasters.

The Conversation

'We need to stop the water': A California town's frantic fight to save itself

ALLENSWORTH, Calif. — When it rained for days and floodwaters poured onto roads, the people of Allensworth grabbed shovels and revved up tractors.

Los Angeles Times

Siren warning will blast from phones unexpectedly next month under Government 'emergency alert'

The vibration will last for up to 10 seconds

Nottingham Post

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Manchester Evening News

Mobile users to get emergency alert in nationwide test next month - what you need to know as date revealed

The exact date the government-issued alert will be sent out has been confirmed

Daily Mirror

UK weather forecast: Maps show storms and heavy rain on way to batter Britain

Forecasters at Netweather have issued a thunderstorm warning for Sunday, with much of the UK to endure 'heavy showers' and a few 'thunderstorms' which may lead to flooding

ABC News

Northern NSW dairy industry faces low milk supply one year on from flood

The dairy industry on the NSW North Coast is still struggling with low milk production, ongoing repairs and an ice cream factory that is months from reopening.

Los Angeles Times

Battered Central California braces for next storm beginning Monday

Flooding continued along several Central California rivers Saturday after this week's devastating storm, but emergency response officials are increasingly optimistic that the worst may be over for now.

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Flooding vulnerabilities of LA River’s Glendale Narrows spark concern amid record rain

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain this week turned the Los Angeles River flood-control channel into a raging torrent, and with new storms expected on Monday, emergency officials are keeping a wary eye on a well-known stretch that has long been vulnerable to flooding.

ABC News

Lismore resident knocks back 'generous' buyback offer after record flooding, calls for house-raising option

After rejecting a buyback offer of about $500,000, Graham Askey is among those Northern Rivers homeowners who are calling for support to raise their homes — not relocate.

ABC News

Remote NT communities face ongoing struggle with food supply due to flooding-induced isolation

The managers of the only store in the community of Alpurrurulam say their stocks, supposed to get them through the wet season, are dwindling while the road is still cut off due to flooding.

The Guardian - US

Weather-beaten California eyes relief from ‘constant firehose’ of storms

Spring could bring some respite for the state in the grips of a dramatic weather u-turn from extremely dry to dripping wet

ABC News

Millions of fish dead in the worst mass kill ever to hit Menindee region, in NSW's far west

Authorities have confirmed the overall scale and size of this mass fish kill eclipses similar events in 2018 and 2019.

Los Angeles Times

Flooding is dire concern in Central California as rivers swell, with more rain coming

LOS ANGELES — Days after the latest heavy storm passed through, rising waters are continuing to spur evacuation orders and flood warnings across Central California — and still more rain is forecast for early next week.

Tribune News Service

Tampa Bay area surgeon, sports trainer killed in Utah canyon floods

TAMPA, Fla. — A surgeon and athletic trainer who worked for a Tampa Bay orthopaedic medicine practice were identified as the two hikers who died after floodwaters surged through a narrow canyon in Utah last weekend.

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