36 h. ago Fury over 'puddle' rescue as locals condemn 'drain on resources': Drivers told to pay for call outs themselves after firefighters helped woman stuck in shallow floodwater

Video footage emerged last week of firefighters being called out to save a woman who became stranded in shallow flood water in Hall Green, Birmingham.

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39 h. ago Residents facing 'two feet high waves' as flooding hits Welsh town

Waves of flood water from cars passing through Briton Ferry have reached two feet according to one resident

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39 h. ago The Great Flood review – Korean apocalypse movie swerves into sinister sci

The storytelling is brittle, but there is still enjoyment to be had from this story of a mother and child and rescue from a catastrophic flood in SeoulKim Byung-woo’s chimeric but not unenjoyable sixth feature begins like a normal apocalypse movie, with a deluge inundating Seoul. Then it flirts with taking on social stratification baggage as a beleaguered mother tries to climb up her 30-storey apartment block to escape the rising flood waters. But once it is revealed that An-na (Kim Da-mi) is a second-ranking science officer for an indispensable research project, the film becomes a different beast entirely – possibly something quite insidious.As the film gats under way, An-na’s swimming-obsessed six-year-old son Ja-in (Kwon Eun-seong) sees his dreams come true when water begins flooding their apartment. Along with everyone else, they begin pounding the stairs – before corporate security officer Hee-jo (Park Hae-soo) catches up with them and explains that an asteroid impact in Antarc...

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4 d. ago Families washed out of tents as flood waters course through Gaza

Gaza has been hit by heavy rains and low temperatures, deepening the misery of most of its 2.2 million population who are living in tents after two years of Israeli bombardment. Thousands of homeless people have been washed out of their makeshift shelters and forced to seek emergency refuge Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Kevin Sinfield begins last leg of his 7 in 7 challenge which has raised more than £1million for motor neurone disease charities

The former rugby league star, 45, wore bin bags over his shoes as he splashed through flood water in Cattal, North Yorkshire.

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2 w. ago Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments

Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcherAs a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell, kept in the bathroom, that his father’s family in the southern Spanish region of Almería had blown to warn their fellow villagers of rising rivers and approaching flood waters.The hours he spent getting that “characteristically potent sound out of it” paid off last year when the archaeologist, musicologist and professional trumpet player pressed his lips to eight conch-shell trumpets. Their tones, he says, could carry insights into the lives of the people who lived in north-east Spain 6,000 years ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘The current could kill an elephant’: Asia flood survivors describe escaping with their lives

From Thailand to Indonesia, torrential flooding has carried away people’s possessions and homes, upending entire communitiesHow cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guideAminah Ali, 63, was at home in the Pidie Jaya district of Indonesia’s Aceh province when the rains started at midnight on Wednesday. The waters rose gradually. It seemed like the usual flooding that happens during monsoon season, but then came a loud roar of water: her village was suddenly inundated.With help from her son, she managed to clamber on to her rooftop, where she waited for 24 hours. Flood waters, 3 metres high, stretched into the distance. “I saw many houses being swept away,” she said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sumatra residents loot for food and water after deadly floods

Authorities report that some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to looting, seeking food and water

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2 w. ago Death toll reaches 69 as Sri Lanka is hit by rising flood waters

Heavy rain from Cyclone Ditwah has left people stranded, with more than 18,000 evacuated to temporary sheltersTroops in Sri Lanka were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising flood waters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69, with another 34 people declared missing.Helicopters and navy boats carried out rescue operations, plucking people from treetops, roofs and villages cut off by flood waters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Aerial video shows buildings and cars in Thailand submerged after heavy flooding – video

Drone footage shows Hat Yai in southern Thailand inundated by flood waters. Heavy flooding continued to damage cities and provinces near the Malaysian border, causing dozens of deaths and prompting evacuations with more rains forecast Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Amazing moment drone pulls man to safety from raging flood waters

Dramatic footage captured the moment a rescue drone nearly fell into surging flood water during a daring makeshift attempt to save a farm worker who became stuck on an island

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3 w. ago Family say couple’s flood deaths were ‘completely avoidable’ at inquest

Elaine and Philip Marco died in August 2023 after their car became submerged in deep flood water.

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3 w. ago ‘My husband and daughter went down to the garage in case it flooded. Then I heard a strange noise’ – This is climate breakdown

She was sure that there would be warnings if there was any danger. But then the floods came. This is Toñi García’s storyLocation Valencia, SpainDisaster Floods, 2024Toñi García lives in Valencia. On 29 October 2024, devastating storms hit the Iberian peninsula, bringing the heaviest rain so far this century. The national alert system sounded at around 8.30pm local time; by then, however, flood waters had already broken through the city. Scientists say the explosive downpours were linked to climate change. Continue reading...

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