The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Air force helicopters have been able to land to rescue people in India’s Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with glacial lake water and washing away bridges and homes as thousands fled

IAF HADR ops in Sikkim post flash flood. 33 bodies incl. 9 jawans recovered, 105 missing. 40 bodies fished out downstream in WB. IAF carrying Garud commandos, equip, fuel, meds, SAR equip via Chinook & MI 17 V5. EAC coordinating ops. Met Dept forecasts rain. 60,870 affected, 2,563 rescued.

Rail passengers have been warned of further disruption on Monday.

Flooding in Scotland has been compared to conditions during the Beast from the East in 2018, as southern parts of the UK enjoyed the warmest October…

Michael Paterson said Glasgow City Council should ‘take responsibility’.

Police Scotland said communities ‘faced some of the most challenging conditions ever’, while the Met Office said temperatures were unseasonably warm.

A SEVERE flood warning has been issued for Perth from North Inch to Friarton Bridge.

The Met Office’s amber weather warning – meaning ‘risk to life’ – has been replaced by a yellow weather warning.

‘Major weather event’ continues as heavy rainfall causes widespread disruption

Search was underway for 122 people who are still missing. Seventy-eight people are missing in Pakyong district, 23 in Gangtok district, 15 in Mangan and six in Namchi following the flash flood in Sikkim.

Parts of Scotland have been warned to ‘stay alert, not stand down’ while the south of the UK enjoys dry weather.