The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Exact message all phones will get next Sunday as details of alert siren released

Every phone in the country will sound an alarm and flash up this text message

Wales Online · Apr 15, 2023

Remote Indigenous communities spared by Cyclone Ilsa but evacuees unable to return home

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made its passage through Western Australia but many evacuees from the Great Sandy Desert are yet to return home, cut off by floodwaters.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2023

Man charged with foreign interference to remain behind bars until Monday – as it happened

The 55-year-old businessman appeared via video link at Parramatta magistrates court

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023

Fort Lauderdale under water: City declares state of emergency in wake of epic flooding

It was the rainstorm that seemed to never end, turning roads into rivers and forcing drivers to abandon their cars in search of higher ground.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

Snowmelt leads to heavy flooding from Southwest to Rockies

A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Historic rain and flooding results in 820 auto insurance claims in Florida so far — and that’s just one company

Auto insurance claims are already being reported by South Florida residents whose vehicles were inundated by this week’s historic flooding.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

Council warns Maribyrnong River flood victims could be exposed to future disasters

As residents along Melbourne's Maribyrnong River attempt to rebuild after last year's shocking floods, their local council fears they could be setting themselves up for future devastation with "like-for-like" rebuilds in the flood-prone area.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2023

Fort Lauderdale flooded as South Florida hit by over two feet of rainfall

"This is a life threatening situation," the National Weather Service in Miami warned.

Axios · Apr 13, 2023

South Florida struggling to emerge from ‘life-threatening’ floods

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Drivers were stuck in cars, travelers were stranded at the airport, streets were impassable, school and court were canceled and a man was spotted swimming through a downtown Fort Lauderdale street as South Florida started to emerge from what one city is calling a 50-year rain…

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

Florida cleans up after deluge strands cars, closes airport

South Florida is keeping a wary eye on a forecast that calls for rain a day after nearly a foot fell in a matter of hours

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023