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Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland

Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe have forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels

The Independent UK

Five dead as Storm Boris brings flooding ‘catastrophe’ to central Europe

Storm Boris is a low pressure system that has brought a month’s worth of rain to parts of Europe in just 24 hours

The Independent UK

Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals

Leaked government figures show proportion of assets in adequate condition has fallen ‘significantly below’ target

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Heavy rains batter Central Europe, four found dead in Romania

Storms battered eastern Romania on Saturday, flooding several neighbourhoods, where emergency workers found four people dead in a search and rescue mission. The stormy weather comes as several central European nations anticipate severe flooding to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary over the weekend.

France 24

Five dead in Romania as torrential flooding leaves scores of people stranded

Rescue services scrambled to save 95 people in the hard-hit eastern counties of Galați and Vaslui

Evening Standard

'Grave concerns' over plans for 26 new homes in Borders village despite flood warning

LOCAL councillors have shared ‘grave concerns’ after flooding fears failed to sink plans for 26 new homes in a Borders village.

The National (Scotland)

Five people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave scores stranded

Emergency authorities say five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas

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Myanmar’s military chief says foreign aid needed after deadly floods

More than 235,000 people have been forced from their homes after floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi.

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Residents of Mexico City suburb are anxious after living over a month in black sewage water

Sewage-infused floodwaters have invaded streets, homes and businesses in Chalco, a low-income suburb southeast of Mexico City, for over a month

The Independent UK

‘Gotta save lives’: Louisiana nurse saves motorist during Hurricane Francine

Miles Crawford made the heroic act in floodwaters during category 2 storm that tore through Louisiana

The Guardian - US

Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend

The nations of Central Europe are bracing for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary over the weekend

The Independent UK

Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine

Gulf Coast residents are cleaning up the mess left by Francine, which struck Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane

The Independent UK

UK faces another autumn and winter of flooding, Met Office warns

The government’s flood resilience taskforce has met for the first time to plan and discuss pre-emptive measures

The Guardian - UK

‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria floods

It’s the worst such flooding in the northeastern city of Maiduguri in 30 years, authorities say.

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'Staggering' Destruction In Yemen After Deadly Flash Flooding

Sitting by their ruined home, Abu Ibrahim wept for his son and seven grandchildren killed by flash floods in Yemen, where increasingly severe downpours are piling more misery on the impoverished, war-torn country.

The Independent UK

Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced

Authorities say severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others

International Business Times

Louisiana Residents Brace For Hurricane Francine

Hurricane Francine was due to barrel into Louisiana Wednesday, forecasters said, warning of life-threatening flooding and storm surge as residents of the southern US state rushed to board up businesses and stockpile emergency supplies.

France 24

Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people and displace some 400,000

The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria caused heavy flooding in the city of Maiduguri that killed at least 30 people and forced 400,000 people to leave their homes.

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Al Jazeera

Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse

Authorities in Borno State rush to provide shelter for residents displaced by the severe flooding.

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‘Prepare to hunker down’: Hurricane Francine strengthens before US landfall

Francine set to become Category 2 hurricane, with warnings of ‘life-threatening’ conditions as it nears Louisiana.

Evening Standard

Nearly 200 dead in Vietnam as typhoon batters the country's north regions

Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in decades

The Conversation

Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth

Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and property in harm’s way.

The Independent UK

Dam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly reptiles into flooded communities

Officials in northeastern Borneo say that a dam collapse has unleashed severe flooding that has prompted evacuations and has swept deadly reptiles from a zoo into communities in the area

The Conversation

South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change?

Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected. Hundreds of thousands of people there were already forced from their homes by huge floods a few years ago and were yet…

The Independent UK

A Libyan city scarred by disaster tries to rebuild a year after deadly flooding

It's been a year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people

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