The Latest Breaking News on Floods

A large part of Queensland is on alert for "very dangerous storms" after a Central Highlands council issued a flood alert for residents town to get prepared.

Moama locals say people have come from as far away as Melbourne to help sandbag their homes, meanwhile emergency services have rescued a distressed wallaby from the fast-flowing Murray River.

Widespread rain and thunderstorms are predicted for NSW as the focus remains on the southern town of Moama, where people are sandbagging and building a levee.

Towns in northern Victoria are being warned it is getting too late to evacuate from flooding, with the Murray River expected to break its banks this week.

Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from one year to the next. In some years, the effects are minimal, in others, devastating. The 2022 floods have caused massive damage, like those experienced in 2012. Ten…

Volunteers call for more assistance before rains return, saying community spirit is heartening but ‘only goes so far’

Emergency authorities say river levels will likely peak early next week in Echuca, where locals have built a 2.5 kilometre levee to protect vulnerable properties from flooding.

Lee county sees increase ion bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which is found in warm, brackish waters and can lead to injury and even death

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that more than 600 people have died in flooding that has hit 33 out of 36 states throughout the country. Governors of Delta, Bayelsa, Kogi, Benue and Anambra states separately urgently requested the federal government for more help in aiding those who have…

N'Djamena (AFP) - One of the poorest and most arid states in the world, the landlocked nation of Chad has been hit by exceptional floods that have affected hundreds of thousands of lives.

A powerful tropical cyclone brought flooding rainfall to the Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend