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Disaster recovery minister urges caution as up to 350mm of rain expected in ‘very dangerous forecast’ for storm-hit region of stateAustralian defence force personnel will be deployed across storm-hit south-east Queensland, as rain continues to pummel t…
State government says group has specialist skills and appropriate agency is chosen at federal levelThe Australian Defence Force was not deployed after storms hit the Gold Coast because it was determined other agencies would be better suited to the clea…
Poor state of critical assets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to stormsMinisters have been told they will be “punished” by voters after analysis revealed the decline of vital flood defences across Engla…
Quarter of new flood defence projects will also not go ahead, NAO finds, as Environment Agency blames cuts on inflationThe number of properties that will be better protected from flooding by 2027 has been cut by 40%, and 500 of 2,000 new flood defence …
Government not putting enough effort into flood resilience despite likelihood of more frequent and severe storms, experts sayThe UK is ill-prepared for the disaster future storms could wreak, scientists have warned, after Storm Ciarán swept the country…
World leaders will reconvene in Abu Dhabi before UAE’s Cop28 after talks broke down two weeks agoGovernments will meet this weekend for a last-ditch attempt to bridge deep divisions between rich and poor countries over how to get money to vulnerable pe…
National union members urge government to create water strategy to prevent such lossesUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesPotato and cereal crops are likely to have been heavily damaged by the recent devastating floods across…
Neighbours speak of heartbreak from row of terraces where Maureen Gilbert, 83, was found dead after Storm BabetAlmost every square inch of the houses along Tapton Terrace in Chesterfield is covered in a thick layer of wet brown mud.Inside the homes, br…
Three severe flood alerts in place around River Derwent in Derbyshire as Met Office warns of exceptional rainfall on SaturdayStorm Babet poses a “risk to life” as it continues to batter parts of the UK, with three severe flood warnings issued for the R…
Man dies after getting caught in flood water in Shropshire; Brampton area of Chesterfield evacuatedTell us: have you been affected by Storm Babet in the UK?Here are some of the latest images from Brechin, where flood water reached window-sill height th…