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Mexico's president draws ire after navy helicopter flies in baseball mascot

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is facing a flood of criticism after Mexico's navy lent a military helicopter to fly in his home team's mascot at a major baseball playoff during a week of violent unrest elsewhere in the country.

Reuters

Risk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds

Scientists concluded that a series of storms could dump enough rainfall to displace millions, causing over $1tn in losses

The Guardian - US

Risk of catastrophic California ‘megaflood’ has doubled due to global warming, researchers say

LOS ANGELES — Even today, as California struggles with severe drought, global warming has doubled the likelihood that weather conditions will unleash a deluge as devastating as the Great Flood of 1862, according to a UCLA study released Friday.

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First warning issued at Prakasam Barrage

The first warning is issued if the flood level is 3.66 M over the crest of Prakasam Barrage with all shutters in clear condition and discharge exceeds 3.97 Lakh cusecs

The Hindu

Floods and frozen lamb risk for inland NSW

Forecasters have warned of renewed flooding of rivers in inland NSW and issued a warning for sheep graziers that lambs are at risk of freezing this weekend.

AAP

Flood-ravaged communities split amid backlash to temporary pod housing plan

Denise Lowe says opposition from North Coast residents to the installation of the pods in parks makes her feel "less essential than people being able to walk their dog".

ABC News

Governor says FEMA denying too many requests for assistance

Kentucky's governor says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too many requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky

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Morning mail: Tasmania bulk billing ‘almost nonexistent’, Barilaro to face fresh questions

Friday: A lack of federal support means several rural areas are using council rates to subsidise health services for vulnerable patients Plus: urgent flood warnings issued

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous families still homeless months after the floods, as leaders say First Nations people are being overlooked for rentals

After moving five times in five months, Teresa Anderson has had enough. And she says Aboriginal families are being overlooked.

ABC News

Real estate Q&A: How can I stop neighbor from pointing flood light at my house?

Q: My neighbor and I had a falling out, after which he set up a bright flood light that points directly into my home. I cannot keep the blinds open on an entire side of my house. He also harassed me in other ways, such as throwing junk over the…

Tribune News Service

Historic Scots 165-year-old dam set for £450,000 flood prevention work

A £450,000 programme of flood prevention works on a 165-year-old dam and sluice house near Callander will see original masonry - set aside during previous renovations - used to safeguard the historic structure. Scottish Water has applied for listed

Daily Record

NSW ‘primed’ for more flooding as heavy rain expected over eastern Australia this weekend

With catchments and dams already saturated, flood warnings have been issued for a number of rivers across the state

The Guardian - AU

Sagar gates lifted to discharge heavy flood

Flood level in Godavari at Bhadrachalam nears 3rd warning level

The Hindu

Krishna district on alert as flood discharge at Prakasam Barrage rises

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4.35 lakh cusecs released from Pulichintala

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Flood effect: Polavaram main dam works to be delayed by a few months

Not prepared to take any risk as conditions are not favourable, say officials

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Farmers, fishermen seek fair compensation

Central team documents damage caused to crops, fishing boats and infrastructure during Godavari floods in July

The Hindu

Three people swept away after heavy rains in Maharashtra and M.P.

India Meteorological Department has predicted a risk of flash floods in the Vidarbha region

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The Hindu

Second flood warning issued as Godavari in spate in Andhra Pradesh

The inflow crossed second warning at Bhadrachalam, and Dowleswaram

The Guardian - US

America’s summer of floods: climate crisis fueling barrage, scientists say

Yellowstone, Death Valley, Kentucky – experts say extreme rainfall spurred by global heating is rendering historical norms obsolete

Dynamite News

HP: 2 women killed in Kullu house collapse due to heavy rain

Both bodies were recovered from Ani as flash flood in a ravine caused havoc and washed away several shops and at least seven vehicles after heavy overnight rain. Read further on Dynamite News:

Leeds Live

Leeds pub where drinkers were flooded in beer garden closes for urgent works

The River Aire is having necessary works done to protect against future floods

The Independent UK

Teen's death is latest tragedy in flood-ravaged Kentucky

The mysterious death of a high school athlete who spent days helping his fellow eastern Kentuckians clean up from flooding has added another layer of grief to the tragedy

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Limp & late’: Trump allies pound McConnell for measured response to FBI search

WASHINGTON — As political reaction reached a boil over the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Mitch McConnell was standing in Eastern Kentucky attending to the aftermath of calamitous flooding there.

The Guardian - US

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather

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