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Drainage Problem or Coastal Reality? Pascagoula Flooding Raises Familiar Question

Mississippi Free Press

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June 23, 2026

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The city of Pascagoula, Mississippi, is looking to improve its drainage infrastructure in order to remediate increasingly severe flooding issues. The post Drainage Problem or Coastal Reality? Pascagoula Flooding Raises Familiar Question appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

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The Suburban

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· Jul 4, 2026

flood damage Dollard-des-Ormeaux homes ddo

Debris from waterlogged, damaged Dollard-des-Ormeaux homes.

MyJoyOnline

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· Jul 6, 2026

Architectural choices contributing to Accra’s flood crisis – Expert warns

Flooding in Accra is often publicly framed as a drainage challenge, but a growing architectural critique is shifting attention towards deeper structural issues in how the city is designed, built and expanded.

The Independent

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· Jun 23, 2026

Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 began weeks before disaster, report finds

The report underscores findings that have trickled in since the 12-story beachfront condominium catastrophe

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 5, 2026

The residents of Derbent pointed out to the authorities the unresolved issue of sewage discharge into the sea.

One of the tourists filmed the unsanitary conditions on the coast in Dagestan, pointing out the sewage discharge into the sea and the risk of infection while swimming. Residents of Derbent, commenting on her video on social media, stated that the problem of sea pollution has not been resolved for decades, as the authorities do not pay it due attention.

CBC News

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· Jul 10, 2026

New concrete seawall a concern to N.B. neighbours but lies outside government jurisdiction

The construction of a large seawall around a coastal property in Cap-Brûlé has neighbouring residents concerned about the impact on public beaches and calling out a lack of rules governing erosion-control structures in New Brunswick.

The West Australian

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· Jul 1, 2026

Frenchman Bay Foreshore Management Plan puts forward recommendations to save eroding shoreline

Frenchman Bay’s eroding foreshore may undergo a major overhaul as a draft 16-year management plan outlines options such as removing the boat ramp and restricting vehicle access to restore the fragile coastline.

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Related coverage for "Drainage Problem or Coastal Reality? Pascagoula Flooding Raises Familiar Question": The Suburban — flood damage Dollard-des-Ormeaux homes ddo. MyJoyOnline — Architectural choices contributing to Accra’s flood crisis – Expert warns. The Independent — Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 began weeks before disaster, report finds. Caucasian Knot — The residents of Derbent pointed out to the authorities the unresolved issue of sewage discharge into the sea.. CBC News — New concrete seawall a concern to N.B. neighbours but lies outside government jurisdiction. The West Australian — Frenchman Bay Foreshore Management Plan puts forward recommendations to save eroding shoreline