The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Palm Springs residents rescued as California’s desert city is hit by flash floods

Officials say at least 17 people killed by string of intense winter storms across state

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Terrifying moment kid is inches away from huge wave as heavy rain continues across UK

Terrifying images have shown the moment a small child and adult came close to being hit by a massive wave as the UK sees weather warnings for flooding and heavy rain

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

California is deluged by record rain with more storms coming

The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages and evacuations of entire towns.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Evacuated residents in Derby begin to return home as Western Australia's flood clean-up continues

The first of hundreds of people evacuated in Western Australia's flooding emergency are being allowed back to their homes, but the wait is not over for those in some of the worst hit areas.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Crowding adds to flood recovery concerns

Housing shortages in a flood-recovering Victorian regional hub could increase the spread of COVID-19, as families and friends pile into available lodgings.

AAP · Jan 11, 2023

Key stretch of LA's Mulholland Drive likely to remain closed for weeks due to storm damage

LOS ANGELES — A more than 2-mile stretch of Mulholland Drive between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Drive will likely remain closed to through traffic for several weeks, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 11, 2023

Death toll in California storms hits 17 and ‘likely to grow’, says state’s governor

Floods and mudslides forced thousands of people to evacuate as more than 100,000 homes and businesses left without power

The Guardian - US · Jan 11, 2023

Deadly storms inundate California, sparking mudslides, evacuations

Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next system in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday.

France 24 · Jan 11, 2023

Chaos with cars floating down street, gardens submerged and the A555 flooded AGAIN as torrential rain batters region

Heavy rain lashed down across Greater Manchester as a yellow weather warning was issued

Manchester Evening News · Jan 10, 2023

New Zealand's Tairawhiti remain in state of emergency as more rain forecast

New Zealand's Tairawhiti region remains in a state of local emergency due to flooding and landslips with further rain expected to fall Wednesday, according to the region's civil defence service.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023