The Latest Breaking News on Floods

When a powerful storm flooded neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April with what preliminary reports show was 25 inches of rain in 24 hours, few people were prepared. Even hurricanes rarely drop that much rain in one area that fast. Residents could do little to stop the floodwater as…

Some residents along the Upper Mississippi River were evacuated from their homes this week while others scrambled to prepare for near-record flooding

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles confirmed the facility had been damaged by flood evacuees, including during a number of domestic violence incidents.

Floodwaters started to recede Sunday in much of Minnesota, but St. Paul remained among the cities watching the water continue to rise on its riverfront.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — This month’s epic rainstorm had one more unexpected victim in Fort Lauderdale: The eight-story concrete behemoth that is City Hall.

The first wave of alerts went off before 3pm

In February 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle dumped up to 500mm of rain on the north of NZ, with devastating effects. Frank Film set out to investigate what would happen if a similar amount of rain fell on Ōtautahi Christchurch.

According to unconfirmed reports the alert failed to be sent to some Three phones due to an issue with the network

The UK's new armageddon-style emergency alert was sent out in Welsh as well as English. But it wasn't quite right.