The Latest Breaking News on Floods

A rain-soaked community has been warned a flooding threat may return with more storms on the horizon after an emergency alert was cancelled, capping a wet week.

Emergency services receiving reports of ‘damage, risk to life and stranded vehicles’

California has been hit hard by extreme weather over the past several weeks

Showers and storms will continue to linger about Queensland's north coast, but are not expected to cause renewed flooding as a tropical low moves out to sea.

If federal stream gages were bolstered by networks of cheaper monitors run by communities, the results could save lives.

As flooding worsens, the swamp is submerging villages, ruining farmland and killing livestock

The flood risk remains in parts of north Queensland with storms still possible though relief is in sight as a tropical low moves out to sea.

The total damage from Hurricane Helene to North Carolina – be it physical, psychological or economic – is difficult to quantify. But the numbers reported by the Office of State Budget and Management are harrowing: over 100 deaths, US$59.6 billion in damages and thousands of homes destroyed, as of Dec.…

Valencia, a city and province in south-east Spain, became synonymous with disaster in October 2024 when floods killed at least 231 people. Extreme rainfall will happen more often as the climate warms and the cost to coastal cities like Valencia is expected to reach up to US$63 billion (£50 billion)…