Homes evacuated, livelihoods washed away by floods in outback Queensland
By Grace Nakamura and Hannah Walsh
Graziers say more aviation fuel is desperately needed as helicopters play a key role in evacuations, supply drops, and mustering.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/floodwater-outback-qld-helicopters-drop-supplies/105114730
Homes evacuated, livelihoods washed away by floods in outback Queensland
By Grace Nakamura and Hannah Walsh
Graziers say more aviation fuel is desperately needed as helicopters play a key role in evacuations, supply drops, and mustering.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/floodwater-outback-qld-helicopters-drop-supplies/105114730
Flooded western Queensland has 'choppers everywhere', levee banks spilling
By Hannah Walsh and Grace Nakamura
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli warned many communities "are yet to see the worst" of flooding due to the volume of water in catchments across outback Queensland.
Integrating Socioeconomic Vulnerability Into Resilient Infrastructure Planning. Combined
spatial analysis, network modeling, and social vulnerability indices to identify critical links, assess impact of potential disruptions on accessibility to essential services.
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Demand that your municipal, provincial & federal governments include #PeopleWithDisabilities as part of #ClimateCrisis caused #NaturalDisasters & #EmergencyEvacuation planning. We are almost always left out of these critically important #EmergencyPlans - we deserve to be considered & included. We are all part of the communities we live in. We don't deserve to be treated like an afterthought.
All levels of governments need to consult with us & learn from us a lot more. All levels of governments need to learn to heed our very valid concerns. We don't need fluffy PR shit. We need to be included in decision making processes. NOW.
Unprecedented flooding hits #Russia and #Kazakhstan as Europe's third-longest river overflows, leading to massive evacuations. Around 110,000 people forced to flee, with Orenburg, Russia, severely affected.
14 children have been evacuated from the frontline areas of Donetsk region in the past day. Emergency Service staff provided assistance during the evacuation of 76 people, including 14 children and 8 people with disabilities in Pokrovsk and Bakhmut districts. #DonetskRegion #EmergencyEvacuation
NWT residents seek help from Alberta as wildfires threaten their communities
#Canada #NWT #Alberta #NorthwestTerritories #NWTWildfires #AlbertaRelief #EmergencyEvacuation #WildfireCrisis #CanadaFires #Disaster #Emergency
https://the-14.com/nwt-residents-seek-help-from-alberta-as-wildfires-threaten-their-communities/
Global News BC: Coughs and sore paws: How rescue organizations are saving pets from wildfires https://globalnews.ca/news/9908090/yellowknife-kelowna-calgary-fort-smith-pet-rescue-organizations-wildfires/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #petrescueorganization #EmergencyEvacuation #Whathappenstopets? #ParachutesforPets #StateOfEmergency #Yellowknife #Evacuation #FortSmith #PetRescue #Wildfire #Calgary #Charity #Kelowna #Canada #Fire #Pets
️ Over 4,000 people evacuated in Norway due to large-scale flooding. Dam breach, potential collapse of railway bridge reported. Main highways closed, stormy weather and heavy rainfall causing ongoing flood situation. Red alert declared in central and western parts of Sweden. Assessing damage and monitoring water levels. #NorwayFloods #EmergencyEvacuation #InfrastructureRisk https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1877817/articles/187280543/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
️ 220 homes in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, near Quebec City, were evacuated due to heavy rain and rising water levels, with authorities fearing potential flooding. The area experienced 70mm of rain in a short period, causing a local river to rapidly rise. Other regions in southern and central Quebec are also being monitored for potential floods and landslides. #EmergencyEvacuation #FloodRisk #Quebec https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1852838/articles/183586997/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
