And when it comes to adapting to climate change, knowledge is power, which is why a new programme to gather continent-wide information on water could be a game-changer.

Rains continue to rage as the rivers keep swelling and breaking out in flashfloods leaving a trail of death and destr

‌07/09/2017 - Flooding is one of the most common, wide-reaching and destructive natural perils, affecting on average about 250 million people around the world each year. OECD work on the financial management of flood risk has identified a number of ways that policy makers can improve the way they manage the financial implications of floods.

The Paris floods are another call to action for the international community. Preventing such shocks from happening and limiting the damage they cause should be a public policy priority.

Can Dutch expertise in holding back flood waters help us survive rising sea levels?

Global warming is set to cause a significant rise in sea levels as the world's polar ice melts. The Netherlands is the best-protected delta in the world, with centuries of experience in holding back the floods. As climate change takes its toll, can Dutch expertise help save the world’s cities that are most at risk? Simon Kuper looked into this question for the FT's weekend magazine and he tells Esther Bintliff what he discovered. Read Simon's magazine article here

Contributors: Simon Kuper, FT columnist, and Esther Bintliff, FT Weekend Magazine deputy editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The golden retriever was celebrated at Guisachan House in Tomich, Inverness-shire. The well-loved canine was first bred on the estate in the 19th century by estate owner Lord Tweedmouth.

The public hospital lost power when Hurricane Sandy hit on Monday and electricity was spotty as the facility relied on generators, with members of the Army National Guard hiking up to the hospital's roof with fuel throughout the week to power the generators.

The X Factor star, 32, revealed that she and her wife Meri were in floods of tears as they tied the knot at their 'bittersweet' lockdown wedding which had no guests or fancy wedding dress.

The sudden onslaught of floods and torrential rain brought by Matthew over the weekend to Florida's east coast has destroyed areas of contained water where the species which carry the disease thrives.

After a month's worth of rain hit London on Tuesday, forecasters are warning that more storms and potentially deadly floods could batter the UK up until next month.

Heavy rain is set to disrupt roads, trains and buses across Britain today, just days after the country was struck by extensive flooding.

Those across the UK looking to go for a Sunday stroll today should pack an umbrella as rain and showers are expected for most parts.

The Met Office is expecting heavy rain and strong winds throughout Saturday and into Sunday, with weather warnings currently in place for the south-west of England as of this morning.

Following four deaths during Storm Ciara last week, the Met Office raised the alert to amber for Dartmoor and south Devon, most of Wales, the Pennines and large swathes of Yorkshire.

Communities battered by torrential wind and rain are warned that a tiny amount of rainfall could cause further flooding as Britain is hammered by terrible weather for the third weekend in a row.

The Met Office has warned a month's worth of rain could fall across an already soaked Wales today as yet another wave of torrential rain moves over the country. Pictured: Worcester.

Flood-hit families said the government was not doing enough to help them and demanded answers from the Prime Minister after it was revealed he is staying at a country estate in Sevenoaks.

Five people have died, three are missing and thousands were forced from their homes after severe floods in Jakarta while an earthquake also rattled the country today.

Jade Thirlwall has been using lockdown to entertain fans with parody videos. And her latest sees her mimicking the viral video of Chanel the Parrot.

The extreme wet weather has flooded many low-lying badger setts in North Wales and damaged the structures of those on high ground.

Reaffirms full-year revenue guidance of $12.41 bn.

An early warning by China on impending floods in the Sutlej river helped avert major loss to human lives in June. Yet, India's disaster preparedness plans have been found wanting. India still does not have reliable information from China about glacial lakes that are prone to flooding the Himalayan rivers, writes Sudhirendar Sharma.

North Karnataka's flood victims feel that it was relatively easier to run away from raging waters than dealing now with a corrupt bureaucracy and eking out a livelihood fraught with imponderables. Savita Hiremath investigates.

An indifferent political system, trading of charges between state and central governments, and the apathy of the Water Resources Department have together created and compounded the misery of floods in Bihar. When floods struck this year, all the measures collapsed like a house of cards, which again is not a new phenomenon, writes Dinesh Kumar Mishra.

Mamata Banerjee Wednesdasy blamed the release of water from reservoirs in Jharkhand by the Damodar Valley Corporation for floods in three south Bengal districts.

The state government Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of nine persons who lost lives in the flash floods floods in five West Bengal districts.

Reports obtained by Food and Supplies Department have estimated that 80,400 hectares of cropped area have been damaged in the recent floods.

Areas of Howrah and Hooghly and Contai in East Midnapore are still inundated.

The total area under rice cultivation in Assam, which registered a bumper record production of 40.7 lakh metric tonnes of rice...

Assam is counting on boro rice to achieve the target of 46.7 lakh-metric tonnes that it has set for the crop this year.

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About 25,000 people from over 114 affected villages have been shifted to safer places.

Rainfall damaged 96 distribution transformers of the Central Electricity Supply in the district.

There is no possibility of cyclone Lehar affecting the state, but it may trigger heavy rains.