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Deborah Jones lost nearly all her possessions in a one-in-50-year flood that battered Timber Creek

After a flash flood days before Christmas, Deborah Jones is slowly picking up the pieces, but her chronically overcrowded home that houses 11 people may never return to normal.

ABC News

Explainer-What are atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones?

Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, trigger mudslides and result in loss of life and enormous property damage.

Reuters

West Coast Mainline to open again after emergency repairs completed

Work was needed to repair damage caused by heavy rain, which forced the closure of the line between Glasgow and Carlisle.

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Town devastated after record WA flooding

Long-term Fitzroy Crossing resident Dwayne Ben says damage in the flood-ravaged town is extensive as downstream communities prepare for the peak to arrive.

AAP

High winds, torrential rains lash California, killing at least two

A massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and heavy snow across California for a second day on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and disrupting road travel with flash floods, rock slides and toppled trees.

Reuters

Huge storm hits California with damaging winds, heavy rains

Damaging winds and heavy rains in California have knocked out power to tens of thousands, caused flash flooding and left a child dead after a tree fell on a home

The Independent UK

Californians evacuated as huge ‘bomb cyclone’ storm batters US coastline

High winds have grounded flights in San Francisco, felled trees, closed highways and knocked the power out for more than 100,000 people

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Flood alert as heavy rain forecast sparks warning from environment officials

Heavy rain is forecast to affect this area later tonight and overnight into Friday.

Daily Record

Broome isolated by WA floods which could cut off remote Indigenous communities for weeks

Ex-tropical Cyclone Ellie brings once-in-a-century flooding, forcing evacuations and road closures

The Guardian - AU

Lifesavers rescue 1,200 over holiday period in Australia – as it happened

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UK weather forecast: Washout weekend as more than 100 flood warnings and alerts in force

There are 14 flood alerts in Wales, one in Scotland as well as 24 flood warnings, and 70 flood alerts in England as the UK braces for another spell of heavy rain, with western areas set to experience the worst of the conditions

Daily Mirror

Soaked California faces another deluge driven by bomb cyclone

SAN FRANCISCO: California faces a long night of heavy rain and ferocious winds, as a powerful storm system adds to recent downpours that have burst levees and triggered mudslides.

The Times of India

California declares state of emergency ahead of incoming storm

Heavy rainfall expected to cause flooding and power outages across the state, with tornados in other parts of the US.

Al Jazeera

Timber Creek flood recovery underway after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie deluge

Two days before Christmas, Timber Creek and nearby Indigenous communities were flooded by a one-in-50-year event as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie swept through. Now the massive clean-up has begun.

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Axios

Next in "parade of atmospheric rivers" set to slam storm-hit California

Climate change is already altering these high-impact events.

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Australian Defence Force steps in as Kimberley's flood emergency intensifies

The ADF is evacuating stranded Kimberley residents from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome after record flooding in the region.

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Who is eligible for River Murray flood grants and how much are the payments?

A range of state and federal government funded grants have been announced for flood-impacted communities along South Australia's River Murray. So, who is eligible and how much could they receive?

AAP

More than 130 flooded homes in Qld buyback

More than 130 home owners in flood-prone areas of Queensland have accepted government offers to buy back their properties but dozens have not taken up the deal.

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Daily Mirror

Terrifying flooding leads to over 20 cars underwater and residents forced to flee home

After years of drought in California, US, the rain could have been welcome... but the deluge swamped already clogged storm drains and flooded the garage and the cars within

Belfast Live

Concern over 'flooding at flood alleviation scheme' in South Belfast

Work on the River Lagan had been carried out at the site of the flooding

AAP

Flooded Kimberley town becomes a refuge

A remote Western Australian town surrounded by a 100-year flood has become a refuge for hundreds of people evacuated from outlying communities.

The National (Scotland)

Weather warning in place as flooding expected in Scotland

A NEW weather warning for heavy rain could lead to flooding and travel disruption this week has been put in place for parts of Scotland.

The Independent UK

Weather alert warns of heavy rain and potential for flooding

The yellow warning covers large parts of Scotland and is in place until Wednesday morning.

The National (Scotland)

Fast thaw leads to flood warning across Scotland from Met Office

A YELLOW warning for rain is in place for large parts of Scotland which the Met Office has warned could lead to “localised flooding”.

Newcastle Herald

Severe storm warning issued for Maitland and the Hunter

The Bureau of Meteorology issued the warning at 3.52pm Tuesday, January 3.

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