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Tropical storm leaves 30 dead, 20 missing in Madagascar

Authorities in Madagascar say flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso across the island nation over the last few days have caused 30 deaths, left 20 missing and affected tens of thousands

The Independent UK

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Episode Four of RISE explores the psychology of crisis and the mental health impacts of the July flood on survivors who lost everything, children, and whole communities destroyed by floodwaters. It also explores the stress and strain on caseworkers and first responders. Although there’s a strong cultural resistance to seeking…

WEKU

New Zealand city to get more dangerous rainfall after flood

A dangerous amount of rain is forecast for New Zealand's most populous city four days after Auckland had its wettest day on record in a storm that claimed four lives

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Half Moon Bay mass shooting illuminates ‘deplorable’ conditions for farmworkers

Leaking roofs, rain-soaked bedding, ankle-deep flood waters. Camp stoves for cooking and mattresses in shacks jacked up off the ground by wooden pallets.

Tribune News Service

New Zealand counts cost of Auckland floods, more rain forecast

Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to receive further heavy rain in the coming days, authorities in New Zealand's largest city said on Monday, as insurers counted the costs of what looks likely to be the country's most expensive weather event ever.

Reuters

Deloraine residents still struggling four months after damaging floods

Months on from the devastating floods that wreaked havoc in Tasmania's north, residents in Deloraine are still struggling to rebuild their lives.

ABC News

Auckland floods: Residents take stock after extreme downpours

Aucklanders begin cleaning up as the threat of further wild weather lingers

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Glasgow occult shop owner fears for future after 'two years of flood damage and rotting building'

Samantha Copper owns the oldest Occult shop in Scotland, 23 Enigma, however, she fears for it's future as neglected flood dammage has left the property rotting.

Glasgow Live

Deputy PM on flooding response: ‘We do have each other's backs’

The priority is making sure Aucklanders are safe, Carmel Sepuloni says.

Newsroom.co.nz

Auckland floods: even stormwater reform won’t be enough – we need a ‘sponge city’ to avoid future disasters

We’ve built our cities to be vulnerable to – and exacerbate – major weather events such as the one we saw in Auckland on Friday. While almost no city in the world could fully escape the effects of four months’ worth of rain in 24 hours, there are many things…

The Conversation

New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day

New Zealand's death toll from heavy rain rose to four on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a third day.

Reuters

‘Everything’s gone’: eerie silence on Enid Street provides a glimpse into Australia’s climate future

Flood buybacks in Goodna, west of Brisbane, have emptied homes and disrupted lives. Now the bulldozers are moving in

The Guardian - AU

Auckland ‘clobbered’ with record-breaking downpour and massive floods

Rain that would typically fall in the course of a summer fell in a single day, weather agencies say

The Independent UK

Three dead, one missing after record rain in New Zealand

Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Saturday after flooding devastated the country's largest city.

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The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come

Until New Zealand's stormwater drain system adapts to our rising climate, it will never be able to cope with the level of flooding seen in Auckland on Friday night, writes James Renwick.

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Check In On Ur Kiwi Mates ’Cos Auckland Is Copping Massive Floods RN With 2 Deaths Confirmed

“Auckland is going underwater and I can’t go home," one resident said from her car via TikTok.

The Conversation

The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come – the city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change

The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was literally off the chart.

Newsroom.co.nz

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins: 'Take care of each other'

Chris Hipkins has arrived in Auckland for a daylong visit to the city following its catastrophic flood on Friday night.

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New Zealand's Auckland starts clean-up after deadly flash floods

Authorities in New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, began mopping up on Saturday after torrential rains brought flash flooding and evacuations, with at least two people confirmed dead and two missing in the widespread inundation.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida counties tally Hurricane Ian costs to recoup millions from FEMA

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four months after Hurricane Ian plowed through the state, Central Florida governments continue tallying the costs and assembling reports for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, hoping to recoup a chunk of the tens of millions of dollars spent on getting rid of debris, evacuating residents from flooded…

Chicago Sun-Times

Historic Black publisher raises money after flood damages property

Third World Press Foundation, the renowned Black publishing company on Chicago’s South Side, experienced a flood in December that caused $200,000 in damage.

Newsroom.co.nz

State of emergency: Auckland floods 'a wake-up call'

The Prime Minister has gone down to the Beehive bunker to help coordinate the emergency response, as the Insurance Council warns that some Aucklanders whose homes and business are flooded face very hard times ahead. Jonathan Milne reports.

Daily Mirror

Urgent weather warning for UK's worst night yet as entire country forecast to hit 0°C

The Met Office has issued a rare amber level three 'Cold Weather Action' for most of England as the forecaster warns of 'widespread frost' and severely cold and bitter conditions tonight

Capital & Main

Even After Floods Hit State, California Plans Cuts To Climate Investments

Lawmakers will have to resist inertia and oil and gas influence as the climate crisis worsens.

Los Angeles Times

Storms ravaged this California town. Here’s what happened to those who refused to evacuate

PLANADA, Calif. — When Rudy Moreno first saw the texts from his relatives two weeks ago asking about the mandatory evacuation order in Planada, he didn’t even know that one had been issued. Much of the small town, made up of about 4,000 people east of Merced, had been flooded…

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