Source: Europe Media Monitor

An engineer's quest to caption the Web (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:37:00 +0100) : Mountain View, California (CNN) -- The Internet used to be a place where Ken Harrenstien could do anything. The Google engineer, who has been deaf since childhood, loved the Web because he could e-mail and chat without the aid of a sign language translator. But as the Web evolved and got faster, online video stated to flood in.
cnn

Funding warning over Moray floods (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:16:00 +0100) : Councillors in Moray are to be warned there is still doubt about funding flood alleviation schemes in Elgin and Forres.
bbc

Rainy season poses new threat in ravaged Haiti (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:08:00 +0100) : Workers race to move quake victims outside flood plains, into tents By Paisley Dodds Associated Press Published on Tuesday, Feb 09, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There's been no significant rain since the disaster. But that won't last.
antiguanews

Mental Health Disaster Relief Not Always Clear Cut (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:00 +0100) : In the coming months hundreds upon hundreds of mental health professionals will flood Haiti, eager to tend to the psychologically wounded victims of the earthquake. But the role of a mental health professional in the aftermath of a major disaster like Haiti's isn't always well-defined.
NPRnews

Namibia: Okavango Down, Orange Up (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:55:00 +0100) : THE flood level of the Orange River at Noord-oewer rose by nearly half a metre yesterday to 6,33 metres, with the peak of the flood wave expected by this weekend, according to latest measurements.
allafrica

Sketch: Slippery Jack Straw leaves Iraq Inquiry grasping for answers (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:00 +0100) : To accuse Jack Straw of being as slippery as an eel would be to risk a flood of letters from lawyers acting on a no-win-no-fee basis on behalf of the nation's eels.
telegraph

Floods victims get assistance (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:54:00 +0100) : DAR ES SALAAM Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has received a donation of Sh50 million to help disaster victims. They include those hit by floods in Kilosa and Same districts. Part of the money presented to the Prime Minister by Vodacom managing director Dietlof Mare will be spent on assisting flood victims in Arusha, Mtwara and Ngerengere.
theCitizen

Premium shot up 120pc after flood damage claim (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:00 +0100) : JUDY Jordan was forced to make a claim when her house was flooded in 2002. As a result, her premium shot up 120pc, and she is unable to switch insurer. Ms Jordan is angry that she must pay a premium of €1,168 a year to insurer RSA for a home and contents policy, up from €528 before the floods.
irish-independent

Electric Cars, and Chargers, Poised to Flood Israel (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:23:00 +0100) : Shai Agassi boldly predicts one-third of Israel’s cars will run on electricity within five years. It would be an outlandish claim if the entrepreneur hadn’t lined up a sweet plan to jump-s...
bignewsnetwork-palestine

Electric Cars, and Chargers, Poised to Flood Israel (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:54:00 +0100) : Shai Agassi brokers a deal to electrify one-third of the country's fleet within 5 years.
wired

5 killed as rain, landslides, avalanches wreak havoc (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:29:00 +0100) : F.P. Report MINGORA: Five persons died and nine individuals were reported injured in rain and flood related incidents as well as huge losses of property ...
TheFrontierPost-en

6 dead, 10 missing in flash flood (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:29:00 +0100) : KANDAHAR (AIP): Flash floo d caused by heavy rains have killed six people while 10 more were missing in the Shah Walikot district of Kandahar province ...
TheFrontierPost-en

Villagers build hall for evacuation centre (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:43:00 +0100) : THE flood prone village of Nawaqarua, near the Ba River mouth, will soon have a $53,000 haven.
fijitimes

Flood toll mounts (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:22:00 +0100) : Authorities are assessing flood damage caused by a weekend deluge across southeast Queensland, as concerns have been raised about animal deaths. The weather bureau says the drenching is over with rain easing across the state yesterday....
nzherald

Flood kills 16 people, damage 510 houses in S. Afghanistan (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:46:00 +0100) : Heavy rain and flooding claimed the lives of at least 16 persons and damaged over 500 houses in Kandahar province south of Afghanistan, spokesman for provincial administration Zalmai Ayubi said Monday, Xinhua reported. "The flood washed away three vehicles in ...
trendnews-az

Flood Management (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:52:00 +0100) : http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/brochures/Flood_Management_MKRG.pdf “If we are to meet the future challenge of flooding we must continue to develop the culture of partnership and cooperation which was evident during recent events.
24dash

Flood alert phone service expands (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:22:00 +0100) : Half a million homes and businesses in England and Wales at risk of flooding are to be automatically signed up to an early warning phone service.
bbc

Homes and businesses at risk of flooding to be added to free warning service (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20:00 +0100) : Half a million homes and businesses threatened by flooding will be automatically signed up to a free flood warning phone service, the Environment Agency said today. The move will more than double the number of at-risk properties registered with the scheme to almost a million.
24dash

Flood-risk householders being signed up to warning service (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:55:00 +0100) : Half a million homes and businesses at risk of flooding are to be automatically signed up to a free warning phone service, fulfilling one of the recommendations of the Pitt Re
YorkshirePost

More to get warnings as agency acts to fight rising flood problems (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:17:00 +0100) : THE number of homes and businesses in Wales that receive free flood alerts is to nearly double, the Environment Agency Wales announced today.
icWales

Automatic flood warnings for 500,000 homes (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0100) : Half a million homes and businesses threatened by flooding are to be automatically signed up to a free flood warning phone service, the Environment Agency has said.
telegraph

Big rise in free flood warnings (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:48:00 +0100) : The number of homes and businesses given free flood warnings in Wales will increase from 47,000 to nearly 90,000.
bbc

Bojonegoro residents ready for flood (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:44:00 +0100) : The Bojonegoro administration, East Java, has warned its residents of flood from Bengawan Solo river.
JakartaPost

Mapping out danger zones (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:33:00 +0100) : 2010/02/08 PLANS are afoot to create flood hazard maps for high risk zones around the country. The maps, once completed, will be used by local councils and urban planners during the development of the high risk areas. Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) flood mitigation division deputy....
nst

It's raining cats and projects (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:33:00 +0100) : 2010/02/08 MASSIVE projects to reduce flood woes in the east coast are in the pipeline. The plans include river improvement work, building flood walls and levees, diverting rivers, building catchment ponds and possibly constructing a dam. Funding for the projects, designed by the Department of....
nst

More rain but flood threat eases (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:57:00 +0100) : Showers and thunderstorms are forecast across New South Wales today but the threat of flash flooding is expected to ease.
abc-au

Floods cripple Morocco's Gharb region (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:07:00 +0100) : The flood-ravaged area will receive government assistance to help farmers recover from the latest round of torrential rain.
magharebia-en

Ride on (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:56:00 +0100) : The Jakarta Post | Sun, 02/07/2010 10:26 PM | Jakarta Ride on: Members of Mercedes-Benz Club Indonesia convoy in "Mercedes-Benz Rally Batavia: Tribute to Indonesia" on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in Jakarta on Sunday. The convoy also planted 3,000 trees along Jl. Sedyatmo and the East and West Flood Canals.
JakartaPost

Flood victims receive aid (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:11:00 +0100) : More than 50 displaced families received food and other aid from a private-public charity project in Ekurhuleni, a spokesperson said.
thetimes-za

Mother dies in flash flooding (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:41:00 +0100) : Police say a 47-year-old woman has been found dead after several people were swept away in a flash flood at a popular swimming area in central Queensland.
abc-au

Mother dies in Queensland flood waters (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:52:00 +0100) : A woman has been found dead in flood waters tonight, after being swept away from family, including her two children, at a popular picnic spot in Central Queensland. Queensland police said 18 people were swept away or stranded as a surge of water came through Bouldercombe Gorge this afternoon....
smh

Woman dies in flash flooding (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:34:00 +0100) : Police say a woman in her 40s has been found dead after several people were swept away in a flash flood at a popular swimming area in central Queensland.
abc-au

Mother missing in central Qld flood (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:22:00 +0100) : Four teenagers have been rescued but a woman is still missing after being swept away at a popular swimming and picnic spot in Central Queensland.
smh

Four missing in central Queensland flood (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:37:00 +0100) : Up to four people are believed to have been swept away at a popular swimming and picnic spot following a flash flood at Bouldercombe Gorge in Queensland.
smh

Mudslides Sweep Away Cars, Assault Homes Near LA (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:45:00 +0100) : Thunderous mudslides sweep away cars, assault homes in foothills north of Los Angeles Flood - Mudslide - California - United States - Earth Sciences
ABCnews

Tory lead shrinks: Jitters... or something more? (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:18:00 +0100) : Sitting on a Seventies-era sofa in the VIP lounge at Nairobi Airport in July 2007, en route to Rwanda, with flood waters rising in his constituency and a nascent rebellion by backbenchers over grammar schools brewing back home, David Cameron appeared unbothered by the troubles.
independent

Mudslides Sweep Away Cars, Assault Homes Near LA (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:14:00 +0100) : Thunderous mudslides sweep away cars, assault homes in foothills north of Los Angeles Flood - Mudslide - California - United States - Earth Sciences
ABCnews

Flood halts traffic (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:20:00 +0100) : THE roads department had to open the new Naqali Bridge to traffic due to flooding at the old bridge.
fijitimes

S. California Storm Brings Mudslides, Flooding (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:44:00 +0100) : Second wave of S. California storm brings mudslides, flooding to wildfire burn areas Flood - Mudslide - California - United States - Earth Sciences
ABCnews

Flood cuts access to Muaraenim (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:22:00 +0100) : Floods have caused Lematang River in Muaraenim to overflow, submerging the Trans Sumatra highway section in Pinang Belarik village and restricting access to the South Sumatra town. Read More
JakartaPost

Rugby fans set to boost city pub and restaurant takings (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:01:00 +0100) : RUGBY fans were expected to flood into Cardiff today for Wales’ Six Nations opener against England.
icWales

Residents' anger at flood prone junction (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:42:00 +0100) : ANGRY residents are demanding action to solve a “lethal” junction in their village which they say disappears under feet of water during bad weather.
eadt

Cowen: No commitment on Cork flood defence (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:50:00 +0100) : ANY spending to prevent further flooding in Cork will have be considered along with other public works priorities, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.
examiner

Cork flood protection plans to get priority, says Cowen (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:23:00 +0100) : PROPOSALS TO develop a €100 million flood relief plan to protect Cork city from any repeat of last November’s floods will be given the priority they deserve by the Office of Public Works (OPW), said Taoiseach Brian Cowen yesterday.
irishtimes

Flood joy riders take to Qld streets (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:23:00 +0100) : Emergency service workers are fuming after a jet ski and a speedboat careered through flooded streets in the southwest Queensland town of Roma.
smh

Flood joy riders leave authorities fuming (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:19:00 +0100) : EMERGENCY service workers are fuming after a jet ski and a speedboat careered through flooded streets in the southwest Queensland town of Roma.
NEWScomAU

Latest SoCal storm prompts new flood watches (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:29:00 +0100) : A rainstorm has arrived in Southern California, prompting road closures and flood watches in foothill communities near fire-scarred ...
usaToday

Shock gives way to anger in post-quake Haiti (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:10:00 +0100) : * The flood of complaints continues unabated from desperate Haitians, and food is not the only necessity in short supply By MJ Smith They ran up and down the street, the crowd slowly building to several hundred as more joined in, yelling for jobs, for schools to open and, most of all, for food.
dailytimesPK

Riki Flutey ruled out for Wales clash (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:50:00 +0100) : • Centre suffers dead leg in non-contact training session • Flood in at inside-centre and Hape on to the bench Whenever England dare to believe they have life sorted, trouble is usually ­lurking just around the corner. It duly arrived on the eve of tomorrow afternoon's centenary Test at Twickenham....
guardian

$300,000 to flood-stricken Egyptians (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:57:00 +0100) : Published Date: February 06, 2010 CAIRO: Kuwait's Awqaf Public Endowment has announced a donation of $300,000 to aid flood victims in the northern Egyptian areas... Local News
kuwaittimes

Flood comes in for injured Flutey (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:21:00 +0100) : England centre Riki Flutey has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Wales after suffering a thigh injury in training. He has been replaced in the starting XV by Toby Flood with Shontayne Hape added to the replacements.
irishtimes

Flutey ruled out of Wales clash (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:16:00 +0100) : • Blow for centre on eve of Six Nations opener • Toby Flood comes in as his replacement England have been dealt a blow on the eve of their Six Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham tomorrow after Riki Flutey was ruled out of the match with a thigh injury he picked up in training.
guardian

Don't flood UK with cheap pinot, UK critic warns (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:38:00 +0100) : A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs.Oz Clarke was speaking in Wellington last night at...
nzherald

Metro Station Flood Remains a Mystery (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:07:00 +0100) : The cause of flooding which forced the closure of the metro station at Helsinki Central Railway Square remains a mystery. Passengers, however, will be able to use the station in just over a week’s time.
yle-en

Flood medal fire chief to retire (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:54:00 +0100) : Gloucestershire fire chief Terry Standing, who was awarded a Queen's Medal for his work in the July 2007 floods, retires.
bbc

¦ Flood victims’ status threatened (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:01:00 +0100) : I ALWAYS have issues with floods, as they destroy people’s livelihoods and businesses, cause loss of human and animal lives, displace people from their homes… and the list of negative effects caused by floods goes on. But I realised that that opinion only belongs to me and those that are indirectly affected by floods.
newera

Namibia: No Immediate Flood Danger Expected in the South (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:40:00 +0100) : CROP farmers along the Orange River believe there is no immediate danger of flooding after the sluice gates of two dams in South Africa were opened last week.
allafrica

Roma flood threat eases (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:26:00 +0100) : The flood threat has eased at Roma in southern Queensland, but emergency services are not relaxing yet.
abc-au

Awqaf Public Endowment donate USD 300,000 to flood-stricken Egyptians (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:24:00 +0100) : (With photos) CAIRO, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Awqaf Public Endowment in the state of Kuwait has announced a donation of USD 300,000 to aid victims of the areas of northern Sinai and Aswan in Egypt as a result of torrential rains and floods that swept Egypt recently.
kuna-en

FBM KLCI, ringgit down on global worries (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:47:00 +0100) : KUALA LUMPUR: Shares on Bursa Malaysia sank at midday Friday, as a flood of bad news overseas fuelled investors' pessimism about the actual strength of the global economic recovery.
thestar

Bureau issues NSW flash flood warning (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:14:00 +0100) : The weather bureau has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for much of New South Wales, including the Sydney metropolitan area.
abc-au

Qld Government ignored Gulf report: Katter (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:36:00 +0100) : Federal MP Bob Katter says the Queensland Government has not followed up on a report that suggested the state's Gulf region needs more infrastructure to help flood-affected areas.
abc-au

Cowen to face pressure over city flood defences (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:37:00 +0100) : THE Taoiseach will face pressure today over the need for a €100 million flood defence system for Cork city.
examiner

Consultants to advise college on flood measures (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:37:00 +0100) : CONSULTANTS have been appointed to advise University College Cork (UCC) on future flood proofing measures, an Oireachtas committee was told last night as it began a fact-finding tour of flood ravaged areas.
examiner

Aviva pays out €90m in flood claims (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:37:00 +0100) : INSURANCE firm, Aviva faced claims of just over €90 million as a result of recent flood and storm damage in Ireland.
examiner

Roma residents put on flood alert (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:16:00 +0100) : Heavy overnight rain could lead to low-level flooding in the southern Queensland inland town of Roma this afternoon.
abc-au

Gulf flood aid decision looms (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:23:00 +0100) : Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says he hopes to make an announcement soon on whether north-west Queensland graziers in the Gulf of Carpentaria will receive Exceptional Circumstances assistance to help them recover from massive flooding a year ago.
abc-au

Streets flood after pipe burst (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:24:00 +0100) : Thane will not get water for 24 hours, but residents of Indira Nagar in Wagle Estate will be the worst hit. Around 4 lakh litres of water was lost on Thursday after a JCB broke open a 750-mm diameter pipe in Sawantwadi near Panchpakhadi.
HindustanTimes

Children rescued from flood in Jobug (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:36:00 +0100) : About 10 schoolchildren were rescued from a bakkie that had been swept away by flash floods in Alexandra, Johannesburg, according to reports.
Star

Lexington: A refreshing dose of honesty (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:34:00 +0100) : NOT long after the flood, when Noah was safely back on dry land, God promised: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man...And never again will I destroy all living creatures.” The implication is clear. “Man will not destroy this earth,” says John Shimkus, a Bible-reading Republican congressman from Illinois.
economist

Children rescued from flood in Jobug (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:05:00 +0100) : About 10 schoolchildren were rescued from a bakkie that had been swept away by flash floods in Alexandra, Johannesburg, according to reports.
iol

Boat people blow detention budget (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:08:00 +0100) : A FLOOD of asylum seekers has blown the federal government's immigration detention budget, the opposition says.
NEWScomAU

Innovation to be at the heart of care and support services (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +0100) : A sensor that switches on the lights when you get out of bed, a temperature detector to stop your house getting too hot or too cold and a flood detector are just some of the assistive technologies on display at a state of the art ‘wise home’ that Phil Hope Care Services Minister visited today in Harrogate.
ukgovpublic

Flood relief concert nets £12,000 (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:02:00 +0100) : A benefit concert raises thousands of pounds for victims of recent flooding in Cumbria and rescue organisations.
bbc

Committee members to inspect Cork flood damage (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100) : Members of a Dáil committee will visit Cork today to find out how November's floods caused so much devastation.
irish-news

Aviva flood claims at €91m (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100) : Insurer Aviva has been inundated with claims resulting from the storms and flooding across the country during the last three months of the year.
irish-news

France grants Tanzania euros 50,000 for flood victims (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:46:00 +0100) : The French government responded to the humanitarian call of the Tanzania's Red Cross by mobilizing euros 50,000 (about Tanzanian Shillings 94m) to help families affected by flood which occurred in the region of Morogoro, official sources told PANA here on Wednesday.
afriquejet

Disaster Recovery Plan - Does Your Company Have One? (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +0100) : Disaster recovery planning is critical in order to respond in the event of an unplanned outage (disaster) such as a fire, flood, explosion, hurricane, tornado, earthquake, crime, loss of power, etc. Persson Associates now offers an easy to use, low cost product to start the plan development process.
earthtimes

Recreating severe flood conditions (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:44:00 +0100) : Alok Jha visits the Environment Agency to see how flood conditions are recreated Alok Jha Rebecca Lovell
guardian

Baptists to flood Texas with Bible CDs by Easter (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:36:00 +0100) : The largest state Baptist group in the nation wants Christ's message of hope heard in every home in Texas — about 9 million of them — by Easter.
msnbc

Baptists to flood Texas with Bible CDs by Easter (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:28:00 +0100) : Associated Press - February 3, 2010 2:25 PM ET DALLAS (AP) - How do you get the Gospels into every household in a state with 9 million of them?
newschannel5

Kerala asked to furnish data on Mullaperiyar dam (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:25:00 +0100) : J. Venkatesan New Delhi: With Kerala maintaining that increasing the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam beyond 136 ft will endanger the structure’s safety during maximum flood level, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the State to provide sufficient data to prove its point.
Hindu

European millions to stop Wales floods (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:05:00 +0100) : 3/2/2010 - £6.1 million of European funding has been awarded to eight flood and coastal defence projects across Wales, Environment Minister Jane Davidson has announced. The latest award will support projects across Wales and red...
newswales

Nigeria: Cross River Requires N23 Billion for Erosion Control (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:47:00 +0100) : Faced with increasing rate of ecological problems and threats to the environment, Cross River State government has approached the Federal Government for N23 billion aid to tackle gully erosion and flood menace in the state.
allafrica

Peru fears tourism decline in flood wake (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:26:00 +0100) : Peru is facing fears of a tourism decline after heavy rains forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists stranded at Machu Picchu.
smh

Emergency £1.5m coastal defence scheme to start (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:08:00 +0100) : EMERGENCY flood protection work is set to start along a sensitive stretch of Suffolk coast that has been regularly battered by the North Sea.
eadt

Environmental issues priority - Minister (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:55:00 +0100) : MAUN - The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Mr Kitso Mokaila on Monday opened the week-long flood pulse wetlands symposium of experts from across the world in Maun. In his remarks, Minister Mokaila highlighted that the symposium came at a right time when climate change dictates that....
TheGovernmentOfBotswana

Heavy rain prompts flood warnings in SA (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:35:00 +0100) : Flood warnings are current for South Australia's eastern districts after the normally parched pastoral zone got nearly half its annual rainfall in 24 hours.
smh

Gov't stands firm in Sioulin flood probe (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:14:00 +0100) : (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The government was standing firm against a flood of criticism regarding the probe into why a village was wiped out by Typhoon Morakot, last summer.
ChinaPost

Toyota dealers gear up for repairs (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:14:00 +0100) : TOYOTA dealers are bracing themselves for a flood of repair work over the coming weeks, with thousands of customers expected every day over potentially serious accelerator pedal faults.
examiner

Residents slam Government over flood defence (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:14:00 +0100) : HOUSEHOLDERS in some of Cork’s worst hit flood areas criticised the Government last night for not funding a full-scale flood defence system because of its €100 million price tag.
examiner

Oahu flood advisory lifted (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:34:00 +0100) : The National Weather Service has lifted a flood advisory for Oahu. The weather service says that radar images show rainfall has moved offshore. Oahu was placed under a flood advisory this morning when radar images at 8:34 a.m. showed heavy rain along the south shore of Oahu, from Ewa to Honolulu.
HonululuAdvetrtiser

Flood, sweat and tears (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:47:00 +0100) : It took the near-drowning of a city and several deaths for Mumbai to acknowledge the deteriorating existence of what was once an efficient stormwater drain — the Mithi river.
HindustanTimes

Oahu under flood advisory (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:15:00 +0100) : The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Oahu. The advisory is in effect until 11:45 this morning. The weather service says radar images at 8:34 a.m. showed heavy rain along the south shore of Oahu, from Ewa to Honolulu. The weather service said the area of rainfall was moving toward the northeast.
HonululuAdvetrtiser

Patronage at Home: The Cronyism of Germany's European Commission Candidate Oettinger (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:14:00 +0100) : Günther Oettinger, the governor of the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg, is Germany's choice for a seat on the European Commission. But he has engaged in cronyism in his home state over a flood-control project and an attempt to dodge EU rules.
spiegel-en

Kauai under flood advisory (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:21:00 +0100) : Heavy rain is falling on Kauai and the island is under a flood advisory this morning.
HonululuAdvetrtiser

Watery Politics: A Governor's Patronage on the Rhine (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:09:00 +0100) : Günther Oettinger, a governor in southwest Germany, may take a seat this year on the EU Commission. But in his home state of Baden-Württemberg he has engaged in cronyism over a flood-control project and an attempt to dodge EU rules.
spiegel-en

Locals fear Brantas River may flood (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:49:00 +0100) : Residents of Jombang, East Java, are worried about the possibility of the Brantas River overflowing, following the recent increase in rainfalls and illegal sand mining activities on the river. Read More
JakartaPost

Flood alert system extended to fresh area (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:48:00 +0100) : A new flood warning service will be launched next month for residents and businesses in the Spen Valley area.
YorkshirePost

Flood alert service extended to more homes (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:18:00 +0100) : A FLOOD warning service set up by the Environment Agency is being extended to additional areas of Barnsley and Sheffield.
YorkshirePost