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Postcode pricing hikes up home insurance costs for properties outside flood zones

Home owners across the country say hefty increases on their home insurance premiums are "inequitable" because they don't live on flood-prone properties.

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Just months before Lisa's home was destroyed by floods, her insurer refused to renew her policy

As extreme weather increases the threat to homes, insurance companies are hiking premiums to unaffordable levels or simply refusing to provide cover at all.

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Truckie charged with killing herd of goats

A truck driver has been charged with multiple cruelty offences after he allegedly ran over and killed dozens of goats in the NSW north west.

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NSW Health apologises for billing Eugowra flood victims for helicopter rescues

Local leaders condemn ‘insensitive cruelty’ as residents remain shaken after weather event likened to an inland tsunami

The Guardian - AU

River Murray flooding to be worst in almost 70 years with hundreds of properties already deluged

The South Australian government now expects the current River Murray flood emergency to be the worst since 1956, with hundreds of properties already inundated. A flood watch and act message has been issued for Mannum.

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Death toll rises to more than 140 in floods in Congo capital

Congo's government says the number of people killed by widespread floods and landslides in the capital Kinshasa has climbed to more than 140

The Independent UK

Residents of Congo's capital mourn after deadly floods and landslides

Fidele Mbala, a primary school teacher in Democratic Republic Congo's capital Kinshasa, woke up at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the sound of torrential rain battering his tin shack.

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Democratic erosion across Asia and the Pacific undermines climate solutions

Progress as countries like NZ and India incorporate indigenous systems of knowledge and law into their existing legal systems, recognising forests and rivers under a 'rights of nature' doctrine.

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Regional Victorian road opens up like a canyon after floodwaters cause 1.4-metre trench down centre

Wimmera farmer Matt Rohde was so shocked by the depth of a canyon on a thoroughfare near his farm, he hopped in the trench. He could barely believe it when it was deeper than his chest.

ABC News

Louisiana tornado: Little boy killed with mum missing as homes flattened

Images of a trailer park in Louisiana show entire homes reduced to rubble after a tornado-warned storm tore through the site late last night - meanwhile a boy has been killed and his mum is missing

Daily Mirror

Helicopter rescue bills issued to Eugowra residents after deadly flood to be waived

Several victims of the Eugowra flood, including a child and an 87-year-old man, were billed more than $1,000 by NSW Ambulance after they were winched to safety during the sudden devastation in November.

ABC News

At least 100 killed as sinkhole opens swallowing roads and entire neighbourhoods in Congo

One 30-year-old lost his mother, nine-year-old daughter and three brothers in the devastating floods

Evening Standard

NSW government commits $200m to flood package to improve emergency responses

The state's emergency agencies will receive more flood rescue boats and training to avoid a repeat of the deadly Northern Rivers flood this year, where people were stranded on rooftops and left to rely on the "tinny army".

ABC News

At least 100 people killed by floods in capital of Congo

At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured on Tuesday by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa

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AAP

NSW spends $200m to boost flood response

NSW will bolster its flood-rescue capabilities after criticism of the state's response to a series of major inundations.

France 24

More than 120 killed in floods in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa

More than 120 people were killed Tuesday as the worst floods in years battered DR Congo's capital Kinshasa following an all-night downpour, authorities said in a provisional assessment.

The Independent UK

Storm batters Iberian peninsula, causes damage in Lisbon

An Atlantic storm has slammed into the Iberian peninsula, leaving behind a trail of destruction

Reuters

Floods kill at least 120 in Congolese capital

At least 120 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa after heavy rains unleashed floods and caused landslides, a government document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.

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Newcastle Herald

$206 million road backlog in the Hunter, NRMA report reveals

A new report by the NRMA has revealed a $253.2 million backlog of funding needed by councils in the Hunter and Central Coast to maintain local roads, as part of a statewide backlog of $1.9 billion for 2020/21.

AAP

Woman reunited with Victorian flood heroes

A woman swept away by raging waters during recent Victorian floods has been reunited with the first responders who saved her life.

AAP

Billions needed to fix NSW roads: NRMA

The cost of fixing flood-damaged NSW roads is set to skyrocket and councils will need billions of dollars to make roads safe again, the NRMA says.

AAP

Flood alert as river swamps caravan park

A caravan park at Blanchtown, northeast of Adelaide, has been inundated after a sudden surge in Murray floodwaters.

ABC News

Increased risk of snakes, spiders and mosquitoes swarming Victorian riverside communities this Christmas

A health practitioner warns that an influx of snakes, spiders and mosquitoes, along with skin infection and gastro are likely to hit riverside communities as floodwaters stagnate.

ABC News

Hundreds of flood victims to spend Christmas in temporary accommodation as recovery continues

Hundreds of people displaced by flooding in Victoria will spend Christmas in a makeshift community centre, with more residents moving in each day.

ABC News

In flood-ravaged towns like Eugowra, residents face 'nonsensical' flood insurance premiums

Flood insurance claims since 2020 have surpassed $12.3 billion and flood victims say they can't afford to pay premiums — but what can be done about it?

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