The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Questions asked of Queenstown’s council about tree harvesting, reports David Williams

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ophelia has been downgraded to a post-tropical low but continues to pose a threat of coastal flooding and flash floods in the mid-Atlantic region

Gujarat announces relief package for farmers hit by floods; Congress and AAP allege ‘man-made calamity’. Government provides special relief to farmers with 33%+ crop loss, incl. ₹8,500/hectare for non-irrigated crops & ₹1,02,500/hectare for uprooted/fallen perennial horticultural crops. Congress demands package for property/house damage and SIT probe.

Did you know that, in addition to the tax filing and payment extensions, individuals can deduct some losses attributable to federally declared disasters?

Opposition parties, NGOs and social media users blame Gujarat govt for mismanaging the sudden release of waters from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, causing floods in Narmada, Bharuch and parts of Vadodara. Cabinet Minister Kuvarji Halpati and Ankleshwar BJP MLA Ishwar Patel faced protests from angry crowds. Inflow of 22 lakh…

State of emergency will be in place for at least seven days after wettest 24 hours in nearly a quarter of a century, writes Bonnie Sumner

Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday.

Rail services hit with disruption after heavy rains as firefighters report floods in the capital

A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea

Mary Long-Dhonau, 59, says her Worcester home has been flooded several times and weakening commitments on climate will make matters worse for many

A Met Office weather warning is in place for London with forecasters warning heavy rain could bring flooding.