The Latest Breaking News on Floods

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said hundreds of people in Southwest Florida have called authorities for help as Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc, and that the state is trying to confirm whether two people died in the storm.

Whilst the Category 4 hurricane battered large parts of Florida with high winds and flooding as hospital roofs were being torn up, some locals decided to foolishly go swimming

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, over a million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as residents and emergency crews along the Gulf Coast began to assess the toppled buildings, flooded streets and crippled infrastructure.

As Hurricane Ian lashed Fort Myers with howling winds and sloshed floodwaters over the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, veterinarian Sharon Powell and her husband retreated to the safest place they could find for themselves and their pets — a downtown parking garage.

The biggest threat from the storm may be inland flooding.

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ian is causing “catastrophic flooding” over east-central Florida Thursday morning as it treks closer to the Atlantic, forecasters said. Once it’s in the Atlantic, Ian is forecast to near hurricane strength before approaching South Carolina.

Utility trucks from Texas are running along Interstate 75 from Miami on their way to the area of southwest Florida ravaged by Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Fiona dumped great amounts of water across larger stretches of land – global heating is to blame

Brits are preparing for a "much wetter and windier autumn" after record-breaking temperatures over the summer. Friday could see early signs of the cold weather as warnings are issued about Hurricane Ian which is predicted to sweeps low pressures across the country

People living near waterways in 11 provinces including Bangkok have been warned of a rise of up to 66 centimetres in the Chao Phraya River starting this weekend due to heavy downpours resulting from Storm Noru and the monsoon.

Hurricane Ian has shut down Melbourne-Orlando airport, leading to TUI cancelling flights from Newcastle, London Gatwick, Glasgow and Birmingham