Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Three dead including a child after being swept away in floodwaters on Navajo land in New Mexico

Flash flood warnings in effect for parts of northwestern New Mexico

The Independent UK

Nepal Families Seek Legal Fix: Kin of flood-missing seek fast-track death rulings; payments stay frozen

Nepal’s Civil Code generally allows a person continuously missing for 12 years to be presumed dead, but section 40(4) provides a separate route for relatives to seek a judicial declaration of death when someone disappears or is believed to have died in a disaster or accident.

The Times of India

Body found in Grand Canyon identified as missing pilot who vanished with two friends

Timothy Allen Smith’s wife said he died ‘doing something he loved’

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3

Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week have been identified as Timothy Allen Smith, the last person missing after flash flooding in late August

The Independent UK

As missing figures rise, kin of Nepal flood victims seek law change for death certs

New Delhi: Relatives of people missing in Nepal’s devastating Aug 26 floods are pressing govt for a fast-track legal mechanism to have them declared dead, saying absence of bodies and death certificates has blocked compensation, insurance claims, bank access, inheritance and property transfers. The demand gained urgency after authorities revised…

The Times of India

Rescuers dig 4 bodies from a Nepal hydropower tunnel as families demand answers

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered four bodies from a hydropower plant tunnel three weeks after a devastating flash flood

The Independent UK

Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding across northern Vietnam

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

'May never be found': grim wait for Nepal flood answers

Three weeks on from the world's worst natural disaster in years, a forensic expert warns some of the more than 6000 people missing may never be found.

AAP

Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August

The Guardian - UK

Body of last Hurricane Helene victim in Tennessee found 2 years later

Nancy Tucker, 76, disappeared along with her husband, whose body was recovered within a couple of days

The Independent UK

Philippine lawmaker pleads not guilty to taking kickbacks in flood control projects

A Philippine lawmaker and former speaker of the House of Representatives is denying allegations he pocketed millions of dollars in kickbacks from flood control projects

The Independent UK

Trafficking Risk Spurs Vigilance: NGOs, officials step up checks on flood-hit children; over 1,200 in camps

DEHRADUN:The risk of child trafficking has risen sharply in flood-hit Nepal, where at least 1,283 children are living in relief camps and 102 have no family members with them, prompting anti-trafficking groups to plan road checkposts, identify vulnerable children and monitor camps in areas devastated by the Aug 26 flash…

The Times of India

In 2020, a Michigan dam failure drained Sanford Lake; six years later, the water returned and...

Sanford Lake has triumphantly regained its full water levels following a devastating dam failure. This notable recovery paved the way for a cherished local beach festival to return, rejuvenating community spirits. However, the dam incident unveiled significant issues with aged infrastructure, leading to prolonged challenges. Overcoming these setbacks demanded extensive…

The Times of India

Drenching rains bring flash flooding across coastal Connecticut, New York and New Jersey

Flash flooding brought on by heavy rains has prompted road closures, water rescues and commuter rail problems across the tristate area

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Floods in eastern India and hurricane damage in California

Flooding in West Bengal has led to three deaths, while severe beach erosion has been witnessed in Orange county

France 24

'Second life': Nepal hydropower tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in total darkness inside a tunnel flooded by the deadly flash flood that struck the China-Nepal border on August 26, drinking muddy water and praying that rescuers would find him. The survivor, who was rescued on September 4, recalls the 10 days he spent…

The Times of India

US Volunteers Supply Free Fuel: 3-member team delivers over 800 litres; drones reach cut-off camps

Joseph Lee, a retired firefighter from Texas, and two other FRF volunteers travelled to Nepal as part of the organisation’s disaster-response effort

Latin Times

Red Alert in the U.S. Central Corridor: Historic Droughts and Floods Threaten from Texas to Chicago

From a 46-day Texas drought to a 113-year flood record in Indiana and Chicago's maxed reservoirs — why this corridor can't stop flooding.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

The US built nearly 2,000 km of Mississippi River levees; helping erase 4,900 sq km of coastal land

The construction of levees along the Mississippi River has led to significant coastal land erosion in Louisiana by obstructing critical river sediment from reaching coastal estuaries. In an effort to combat this issue, environmental agencies are now reintroducing river mud into the affected bayous. This initiative is focused on rejuvenating…

The Independent UK

Grand Canyon National Park announces flash flood recovery plan as search for Texas man continues

‘These last nine days have been the hardest days that my family has endured,’ the hiker’s wife wrote in a Tuesday Facebook post

AAP

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising seas and storm surges could cost Australia more than $855 billion, endangering homes, businesses, infrastructure and land.

The Guardian - AU

An ocean away from Nepal, Sonia spends her spare time piecing together clues about missing flood victims: ‘I wanted to be useful’

Facebook groups are checking information from family and friends of the missing against Nepal’s police database in a task where success is bittersweet at best

The Guardian - AU

Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge

Climate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollars

The Times of India

Nepal’s flood bill could hit $5 billion. Where will the money come from?

Following the catastrophic floods, Nepal is staring down an enormous reconstruction cost running into billions. To restore infrastructure and homes effectively, both local resources and international assistance will play pivotal roles. The nation is actively pursuing funding opportunities with development banks and climate finance, emphasizing the importance of resilient rebuilding…

The Independent UK

Grand Canyon water supply to be restored in weeks, not months

National Park Service officials expect to restore a reliable water supply in the Grand Canyon within weeks

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Facebook

14,402 stories

International Monetary Fund

the House of Representatives

National Park Service

328 stories

National Weather Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.