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Qld told to prepare for big wet
Brisbane :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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Unseasonal storms dumped flooding rains on the southeast coastal region on the weekend, sparking concern that Brisbane will face a weather event similar to 1974, which cost 14 lives and flooded whole Brisbane suburbs, inundating 7000 homes. Emergency
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Orfalea Fund's Aware and Prepare Initiative Receives National Recognition
Cesa :: Italy | over 2 years ago
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Platinum Award for innovations and achievements in emergency management for the Aware and Prepare Initiative. The project was developed in a special philanthropic collaboration among government, private, and non-profit stakeholders...The Aware &
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SES volunteers invited to AFL final
Melbourne :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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The SES began shutting down control centres this week as river flows started to recede around the state. As a thank you, the AFL and the state government will hand out 1000 tickets to SES volunteers in regional and metropolitan areas to see St Kilda
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No help, so farmers plug levee hole
Melbourne :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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John Elder September 12, 2010 Barry Trait (left), 14-year-old Lincoln and his father Colin Spencer, who worked for hours as flooding threatened Kotupna. Echuca filling sandbags for an emergency that may not happen, while eight residents of the
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Australia mops up after weekend storms, watches out for flooding
Adelaide :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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Emergency crews across Australia were mopping up damage and responding to calls for help Monday following fierce weekend storms, while residents of at least two southeastern towns evacuated their homes due to rising floodwaters. In Wangaratta,
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Australia's Victoria State Struck by Worst Floods in Last 15 Years
Thunderstorms and heavy downpours have triggered massive flooding in Australia's Victoria State, threatening the safety of hundreds of homes. The State Emergency Services say the army has been called in to help assess the damage
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Heavy Floods Cause Mass Evacuation In SE Australia
Sky News reports that heavy rains have caused one of the worst flooding in southeastern Australia for 15 years. More than 250 homes have been evacuated in the rural towns of Euroa, Benalla, Myrtleford, Bright and Jamieson after downpours of
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Wild weather sweeps four states
Sydney :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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Australia states, with major flooding forecast in Victoria and damaging winds along the eastern seaboard predicted tonight. An intense low pressure system just west of Victoria deepened as it moved east today, extending wet and windy conditions
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North-east vic braces for flooding
Victoria :: Canada | over 2 years ago
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North-east Vic braces for flooding Updated September 3, 2010 09:08:00 The State Emergency Service (SES) is gathering resources from around Victoria to prepare for moderate to major flooding in the state's north-east. The weather bureau is predicting
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Search for missing skier
Sydney :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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The 18-year-old German man told staff at the Charlotte Pass hotel at midday on Saturday he was planning to ski cross-country to Thredbo village. The man was poorly equipped for the journey and was strongly advised not to go. Conditions were poor with
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