Hundreds of homes in the Datchet area saw serious flooding from the River Thames in February 2014.
The project will defend 570 properties on an unprotected stretch of waterfront in Poole town centre.
Texas police say a father tried to cross a flooded road after heavy rains inundated the area, urging motorists not to do the same. Neither the driver nor the baby was hurt.
The driver and passengers of the car managed to escape before the bridge gave way in Xiaogan.
Residents of a street at severe risk of flooding say goodbye at an event before they leave.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the intense rainfall, which flooded some homes, had overwhelmed the city's sewer system.
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
A council boss says "we have to look at" all options including a managed retreat from the coastline.
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
