Brisbane rain causes havoc,play abandoned at Australian PGA

Brisbane rain causes havoc,play abandoned at Australian PGA

Flooded fairways and unrelenting rain in Brisbane has forced the Australian PGA Championship committee to abandon play on day two,but better conditions are expected on Saturday.

  • byMurray Wenzel

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Busy CBD off-ramp closes again due to runoff from Queen’s Wharf
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Busy CBD off-ramp closes again due to runoff from Queen’s Wharf

For at least the fifth time this week,a Riverside Expressway off-ramp has been closed to traffic while workers clear water and debris.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
Bureaucracy and delays anger those still searching for the missing in Spain

Bureaucracy and delays anger those still searching for the missing in Spain

The official missing count from last week’s floods is 89. But reporting people missing is almost impossible.

  • byJosé Bautista andAmelia Nierenberg
Mud hurled at King Felipe of Spain as he visits flood-ravaged areas
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Mud hurled at King Felipe of Spain as he visits flood-ravaged areas

Flood survivors tossed mud and shouted insults at the monarch and government officials when they visited one of the hardest-hit towns.

  • byDavid Melero andJoseph Wilson
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing

Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing

Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them,but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.

  • byNick O'Malley
Screams from retirement home in Spanish town where dozens died in flooding
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Spain

Screams from retirement home in Spanish town where dozens died in flooding

Rescue teams discovered the bodies of eight people who had been trapped in a garage as the death toll in the Valencia region alone climbed to 155.

  • byDavid Latona
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Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades as rain batters Valencia
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Spain

Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades as rain batters Valencia

Meteorologists said a year’s rain had fallen in eight hours in parts. Some 95 people have died and the number of victims is likely to increase.

  • byEva Manez andDavid Latona
Almost 1000 Brisbane properties to be removed from council flood maps

Almost 1000 Brisbane properties to be removed from council flood maps

More than 8000 properties will be reclassified on the flood maps – with hundreds to be removed altogether – in changes set to influence future development.

  • bySean Parnell
After 18 months of battling,I’ve lost any faith I once had in our insurance industry

After 18 months of battling,I’ve lost any faith I once had in our insurance industry

The government’s report slaps our insurance industry over the wrists without enforcing change. For flood-prone areas,that means waiting for 2022 to repeat itself.

  • byKirsty Evans
‘Nightmare’ hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction,dozens dead

‘Nightmare’ hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction,dozens dead

At least 43 deaths have been reported,and officials fear more bodies will be discovered across several states.

  • byKate Payne andHeather Hollingsworth
After Vietnam,Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar

After Vietnam,Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar

Even before the typhoon,the UN estimated 18.6 million people out of a total population of 55 million needed humanitarian assistance.

  • byZach Hope