The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Hundreds and thousands of Brits are living in areas dangerously at risk of flooding

Households in these areas are at high risk due to a lack of flood defences and their location, with economic and social deprivation also often being a factor in affected areas

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

Met Eireann issues rare short weather warning as thunder and lightning rages

Met Eireann issued the thunderstorm warning today at 2.30pm, with it due to expire two and half hours later. The Status Yellow alert affects Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan and Monaghan

Dublin Live · Apr 30, 2023

Met Eireann issues rare 150-minute weather warning as thunder and lightning rages over nine counties

Met Eireann issued the thunderstorm warning today at 2.30pm, with it due to expire two and half hours later. The Status Yellow alert affects Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan and Monaghan.

Irish Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

Farmers still grappling with impact of 2022 NSW flood crisis optimistic about winter crop

Recent rain gives the farming sector hope for a successful winter crop, after a challenging six months following last year's devastating flooding.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2023

New grants offered to River Murray flood victims as clean-up continues

Four months since the River Murray peaked at Mannum, local David Sharbel says he still spends up to five hours a day cleaning his flood-affected property.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

Millions living on city fringes at higher risk of climate disasters as federal government warned of 'national crisis'

The federal government is warned of millions of Australians at heightened risk of climate disasters due to homes being built on sprawling suburban fringes prone to floods and fires.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare

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…

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023

Flooding Mississippi River prompts evacuations, sandbagging

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

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

US weather: California major flood warning as heatwave set to trigger 'big snow melt'

Rescue crews are set to be put on standby amid fears that a mini-heatwave will speed up Sierra Nevada snowpack melts and cause devastating flooding to communities such as those in the Tulare Basin

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Call for close scrutiny of flood mitigation measures at proposed Craigie Hill Golf Club development

A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) was submitted to Perth and Kinross Council to split the golf course in half and build 200 new homes and a community sports hub

Daily Record · Apr 24, 2023