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Mudslide in Northwest China Kills 21

Six remain missing after heavy rains and flash flooding hit the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province Friday

Caixin Global

UK weather: Met Office issues new warning for heavy rain as Brits braced for thundery washout

Grim conditions bring risk of travel disruption and flooding, national forecaster warns

The Independent UK

Assam floods: 75,000 people affected, four rivers flowing above danger level

At least four major rivers were flowing above the danger level in the State, officials said, adding the Brahmaputra has breached the red mark in Dhubri and Nematighat, while the Disang was flowing above the danger level in Nanglamuraghat and Dikhou in Sivasagar.

The Hindu

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Prospects of Srisailam, N’Sagar attaining FRL by month-end appear grim

Prospects of Srisailam & Nagarjunasagar reservoirs becoming surplus by month-end appear grim due to lack of heavy rainfall in catchment areas & no forecast of sizeable inflows. As of Aug 13, 265 tmc ft of flood cushion remains; water drawal by both States for needs & power generation is depleting…

The Hindu

Fears many Australians will abandon home insurance as premiums jump 50% in high-risk areas

Median premiums across all areas rose 28% in the year to March and actuaries warn climate disasters are driving them to unaffordable heights

The Guardian - AU

Assam floods: 75,000 people affected, 4 rivers flowing above danger level

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday affecting more than 75,000 people, an official bulletin said.

The Times of India

Many more Chicago-area homes have a high risk of flooding than people realize, research finds. Here’s why.

The First Street Foundation says 172,000 properties in Cook County — 79,000 of them in Chicago — have a high risk of flooding, far more than Federal Emergency Management Agency maps show.

Chicago Sun-Times

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‘Room for the River’ project to tackle floods in Kuttanad remains a non-starter

Room for the River’, based on the Dutch model of flood control, was announced by the State government in May 2019 after a high-level delegation led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited the project site in the Netherlands.

The Hindu

Floods triggered by monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed 5 people, displaced 60,000 since mid-July

Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced 60,000 since mid-July

The Independent UK

China: 29 dead, 16 missing after flood hits Hebei province

At least 29 people died and 16 others are missing after the floods hit China's Hebei Province, causing heavy losses to the region, The Global Times reported. Read further on Dynamite News :

Dynamite News

Once a target of pro-Trump anger, the U.S. archivist is prepping her agency for a digital flood

The new National Archives leader's nomination was swept up into the partisan furor over the criminal documents-hoarding case against ex-President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Realty at a cost

The Hindu

When flooding rains mean untreated sewage and drinking water

Across the U.S., municipal water systems and sewage treatment plants are at increasing risk of damage from floods and sea-level rise brought on in part or even wholly by climate change

The Independent UK

India extends support amounting to USD 246,852.71 to enhance flood resilience in Suriname

India has extended support amounting to USD 246,852.71 for project aimed at bolstering early flood warning services to communities in Suriname. Read further on Dynamite News :

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The Conversation

Canadians are unprepared for natural hazards. Here's what we can do about it

Over the last year, Canada has made important progress toward making it easier for people to determine if they’re at risk from natural hazard disasters. But many people across the country still lack awareness about the risks they face and the steps they can take to prepare for them.

The Guardian - UK

Dam partly collapses in Norway as Storm Hans continues to cause chaos

Parts of eastern and central Norway still on red alert as country battles widespread flooding and landslides

WEKU

Housing Development Alliance dedicates first low-income flood survivor home in Breathitt County

The Housing Development Alliance is based in Hazard and completed the home with funding from the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky’s Housing Can’t Wait Initiative.

The National (Scotland)

Flamingo Land resort plans in jeopardy as flood risk threatens to 'sink' development

AN objection from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) should sink controversial plans for a holiday resort on the banks of Loch…

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The Guardian - US

More than 1m acres of Indigenous land flooded by dams, new study finds

Land dispossession and depravation was a mainstay strategy used by settler colonials to divide and disempower communities

Al Jazeera

More than 30 dead, 18 missing after recent Beijing flooding

Some 59,000 homes collapsed and 150,000 others damaged by flooding brought on by record rainfall around China’s capital.

The Hindu

Houses along the Krishna being razed to build third flood protection wall in Vijayawada

VMC demolishes 150 houses near Krishna River to build 1.2km flood protection wall. 120 families relocated to housing schemes; process underway for remaining. Two walls already built; third will protect Krishnalanka area from floods.

Al Jazeera

Alaska’s bursting ice dam highlights threat of glacial floods worldwide

While little known in US, glacial flooding could threaten about 15 million people around the world, researchers say.

The Independent UK

Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

Researchers spent two years studying a small Shropshire river.

The Independent UK

Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe

The destruction that resulted from a glacial dam bursting in Alaska's capital highlights the danger such flooding poses around the world

The Independent UK

Authorities assess damage after flooding from glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital

Raging waters from a weeked outburst of water from a glacier-dammed lake destroyed two buildings and undermined others but are now receding in Alaska’s capital city of Juneau

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