The Latest Breaking News on Floods

The flood-ravaged region in Sydney's north-west is facing a significant, and expensive, challenge to repair roads damaged by flooding amid ongoing wet weather and a lack of available workers due to high demand.

A large part of Queensland is on alert for "very dangerous storms" after a Central Highlands council issued a flood alert for residents town to get prepared.

Volunteers call for more assistance before rains return, saying community spirit is heartening but ‘only goes so far’

Emergency authorities say river levels will likely peak early next week in Echuca, where locals have built a 2.5 kilometre levee to protect vulnerable properties from flooding.

Lee county sees increase ion bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which is found in warm, brackish waters and can lead to injury and even death

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that more than 600 people have died in flooding that has hit 33 out of 36 states throughout the country. Governors of Delta, Bayelsa, Kogi, Benue and Anambra states separately urgently requested the federal government for more help in aiding those who have…

A powerful tropical cyclone brought flooding rainfall to the Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend

Pakistan's government says the World Bank estimates that this summer’s record-breaking floods have caused $40 billion in damages in this impoverished country

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