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Farmers take stock of flood damage as clean-up begins

Farmers are hopeful of assessing damage to their flood-hit crops after being plagued by heavy rainfall but more wet weather is on the way in northern Australia.

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Sydney cafe’s furniture floats down the street as downpour soaks the city

Dramatic storm brings lunchtime chaos to city businesses and workers

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Storms sweep NSW and Victoria with 21 people rescued from vehicles in Sydney flash floods

SES responds to more than 500 calls for assistance in NSW and warns drivers to take care after heavy rain

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Towns cut off by Queensland floods warned against panic-buying as premier vows ‘resilient’ rebuild

David Crisafulli says infrastructure to be replaced after floods needs ‘greater ability’ to withstand natural disasters

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Storms loom in southern states as Qld copes with floods

Multiple states are bracing for severe weather with forecasters predicting heavy rain in parts of NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

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More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zones

Exclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five years

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Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

A flood-hit region looks set to battle more heavy rainfall but experts warn residents will confront another threat when their massive clean-up finally starts.

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Flash flooding catches out rain-soaked region - again

Just when Judi Hinspeter thought the rain would not stop lashing her home, the weather took a turn for the worse and flash flooding hit a sodden region again.

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Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Promises of a better Bruce Highway costing billions of dollars have followed another flooding of the major road which isolated towns and sparked rescues.

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Angry husband crashes into car with wife and her paramour — killing them both, police say

The husband, Isaac Albert Perez, has been charged with murder over the crash, which police say was intentional

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PM tours flood-hit region as locals tell of 'terror'

A local has described the "terrifying" experience of watching floodwaters threaten her home as the prime minister toured a vital rebuild at a rain-hit region.

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Couple clean up for a second time after flood disaster

A north Queensland couple is no stranger to floodwaters after their home was wiped out in 2019 but now they are cleaning up for a second time.

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£2.6bn funding for flood defences over next two years as climate threat grows

Officials say the ‘record’ funding package will protect 66,500 properties.

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Clean up starts for some but flood threat remains

The clean up has begun for some residents in rain-hit northern Australia but the flood threat is not over for others, with more showers and storms forecast.

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Queensland suffers ‘incredible’ devastation from floods as second death confirmed

Hundreds of people remain in evacuation centres

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'They're gone': panic after men swept away by flood

Triple-zero calls by a man shortly after his friends were swept away by floodwaters have been played to a court as he stands trial for manslaughter.

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Woman’s body found in paddock in second north Queensland floods death

The 82-year-old’s body was found at Bemerside near Ingham on Tuesday morning after flood waters receded

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One dead and major bridge collapses after Australia’s flood worsens

Some areas have seen up to 600mm of rain in just 24 hours, with forecasts predicting more heavy downpours in coming days

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‘Really quite scary’: with no power and dwindling supplies, Queensland’s flooded north dreads the worst

As waters rise in this once-in-a-generation flood, the trapped residents of rural Ingham fear for their safety, livelihoods and emotional state

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Afternoon Update: eastern states battle floods and heatwave; Lattouf v ABC goes to court; and Beyoncé wins album of the year

More than 1.2 metres of rain dumped on some Queensland locations while Melbourne and Adelaide swelter through heatwave conditions

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North Queensland floods: hundreds evacuated, dozens rescued as 1.2m of rain dumped in some areas

BoM says weather system weakening, but flood waters continue to rise and Ingham is cut off after bridge at Ollera Creek collapses

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Rising Floodwaters Force Evacuations In Eastern Australian

Fast-moving floodwaters rose Monday in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes, and sweeping away a chunk of a critical bridge.

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What’s behind the deadly, record-breaking floods in north Queensland?

Some tropical lows are stalling, dumping huge volumes of rain – and climate change is playing a role

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What’s driving north Queensland’s deadly, record-breaking floods?

Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the floodwaters are still rising, with rain set to continue.

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One metre of rain in 48 hours: flooding to continue in north Queensland with thousands of homes at risk

One person has died in floodwaters with the Herbert River predicted to reach record levels and Townsville, Ingham and Cardwell residents relocated to shelters

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