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Flash flooding and debris flows are possible, including in burn-scar areas in the interior mountains, the agency said.

As the skies unleashed six months of rain in February over North Queensland, Australia, many locals endured sleepless nights, unsure what level of flooding and damage they would wake up to.

There are concerns that the US crackdown could lead to cheap goods from China flooding into the UK.

The flood plain is defined as areas that have at least a 1% chance of flooding each year, which is considered to be “high risk,” according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Current-day scientists have far more options than those 50 years ago, including satellite imagery, which is being used in Ukraine to identify fires, flooding and pollution.