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Tanzania’s dams: flood risk depends on how they’re planned and operated

The Rufiji River, which drains into Tanzania’s south-east coast, experienced a major wave of flooding in April 2024. The flooding caused tragic loss of life and affected at least 88,000 individuals. More than 28,000 hectares of crops were damaged.

The Conversation

Storm-weary Texas battered again as powerful storm, strong winds kill 1, cause widespread damage

Storm-weary Texas has been hammered again by powerful storms bearing forceful winds that left one person dead, collapsed homes under construction and uprooted trees

The Independent UK

Texas’ first-ever statewide flood plan estimates 5 million live in flood-prone areas

The state’s flood plan shows which Texans are most at risk of flooding and suggests billions of dollars more are needed for flood mitigation projects.

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New thunderstorm warning issued for Scotland with 'sudden flooding' possible

THE Met Office has issued a new thunderstorm and flood warning for much of Scotland this week...

The National (Scotland)

Cyclone floods coastal villages and cuts power in Bangladesh, where 800,000 had evacuated

A cyclone has flooded villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power after making landfall overnight along the coasts of Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal state

The Independent UK

UK weather: Met Office warning for thunderstorms and flood alerts on bank holiday Sunday

Flooding is possible in dozens of locations across the UK with travel disruption expected, forecasters say

The Independent UK

Life In Water And Mud: Colombians Fed Up With Constant Flooding

The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house.

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Preparation kit: Best essential items to keep in an emergency grab bag

Grab and go; it pays to be prepared

Evening Standard

Brazil's flooded south sees first death from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities

Health officials in Brazil say the first death from waterborne bacterial disease has been reported in the country's south, where floodwaters are slowly receding

The Independent UK

‘Horrifying. Gross’: mosquitoes bug Houston after recent storms

Humid climate makes Texas city attractive to the insects, but with rainfall and major flooding, residents are forced indoors

The Guardian - US

Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem

TxDOT says it can’t guarantee that upgrades to one of Houston’s main hurricane evacuation routes will prevent future flooding of U.S. 59.

The Texas Tribune

Natural Disasters Hit 1 In 5 US Adults' Finances In 2023: Fed

Almost 20 percent of adults in the United States were financially impacted by natural disasters last year, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, marking a nearly 50-percent rise from 2022.

International Business Times

Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India's river islanders return home in between floods

Yaad Ali, a 56-year-old farmer in northeastern India’s Assam state, lives with his wife Monuwara Begum, and son Musikur Alam on the island of Sandahkhaiti on India’s Brahmaputra river

The Independent UK

Mapped: Met Office issues thunderstorm and heavy rain warnings across UK for tonight

The Met Office has issued thunderstorm warnings for London, the South East, South West and Wales

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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for rain and flooding in Scotland

The Met Office has warned of power cuts and flooding across Scotland this week amid its recent yellow alert for rain.

The Conversation

Kenya is badly prepared for floods: four steps to reduce devastation and deaths

Floods in Kenya in April/May 2024 led to the deaths of over 250 people and caused damage estimated at 4 billion Kenya shillings (US$35 million).

Evening Standard

What is a sponge city? Possible solution for London's flash flooding risk

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has identified flash flooding as a major risk to London in the near future.

Dynamite News

Heavy rainfall alert issued for Kerala

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Texas Tribune

The government wants to buy their flood-prone homes. But these Texans aren’t moving.

In Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River that have flooded repeatedly. Some residents aren’t leaving.

The Hindu

Rainy days continue in Bengaluru as villas and roads get flooded

Cars and bikes were damaged in a residential complex’s basement, while roads were flooded in various other parts, as Bengaluru received heavy to moderate rainfall on Saturday and Sunday.

Al Jazeera

At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab province

Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock.

The Guardian - UK

Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation

Thousands of homes and farming land damaged in Ghor province, a week after over 300 people killed in flash floods

The Hindu

30 households flooded twice in recent rain in Bengaluru struggle to return to normalcy

Residents of Gururaj Layout in Ranka Colony in Bilekahalli, whose houses were inundated twice in the recent rains, are still struggling to return to normalcy as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) flood response team failed to arrive to pump the water out.

The Independent UK

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports

The Hindu

Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi remain dry while parts of Kanniyakumari district get moderate to heavy rain

The “red alert” of India Meterological Department predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall” in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Thoothukudi districts on May 18 turned to be a damp squib as there was no rain in any part of these three districts throughout the day

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