The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Incessant rain continues to lash Uttarakhand, CM reaches disaster control room

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on July 18 reached the State Disaster Control Room here to take stock of the situation in the state amid continuous rains and directed officials to remain on alert mode.

The Hindu · Jul 18, 2023

Five victims of the Pa. flooding are identified, as the search for 2 children goes on

Flooding downpours were all but inevitable, forecasters were warning during a weekend so steamy that it seemed that the saturated atmosphere itself was breaking out in a sweat.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 18, 2023

Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common

Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly flooding hit the United States and several other countries, causing submerged and damaged roads and other destruction that has raised concerns about growing impacts of climate change

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Northeast starts to dry out after flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

An already saturated Northeast has started drying out after a second round of heavy rain in a week, including a flash flood in Pennsylvania that claimed at least five lives

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Engineers working to resume Delhi’s Wazirabad water treatment plant full capacity: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that engineers are working round the clock to resume full capacity of the Wazirabad Water Treatment plant in the national capital, which reopened a day ago after it was forced to close on account of floods a few days ago. Read further…

Dynamite News · Jul 17, 2023

South Korea's death toll from destructive rainstorm grows to 40 as workers search for survivors

Heavy downpours are lashing South Korea for a ninth day as rescue workers struggle to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles in the most destructive storm to hit the country this year

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

South Korea floods: president urges climate crisis action as death toll hits 40

President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for overhaul of national preparedness as extreme weather becomes ‘commonplace’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2023

Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

Heavy rains are pounding an already saturated Northeast for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, canceled airline flights and power outages

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Deadly storms across US northeast bring floods, tornado alerts

A cluster of severe thunderstorms pounded the U.S. Northeast including New York City on Sunday, unleashing deadly flooding in Pennsylvania, halting operations at several airports, and prompting tornado watches across New England.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023

Flood feud: On lessons from the floods in North India

Much like the National Capital Territory evolved a joint management strategy to tackle air pollution, States must evolve a joint strategy on countering future floods

The Hindu · Jul 16, 2023