The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Officials expect flood waters to continue into Sunday

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban settlement without the necessary drainage infrastructure.

Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new report

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather, the European State of the Climate report has found.

Met Office expects a month’s worth of rain in 48 hours to end warm and dry spell

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since the floodwaters have receded

People are demanding greater transparency around decisions made as part of the government’s buyback scheme on city’s flood plain

Residents of an outback outpost have started a challenging clean-up after widespread flooding that broke records in some areas.

Natural disasters are causing home insurance premiums to soar, but don't risk dropping your coverage completely when there are ways to keep costs down.

Little work has been completed for hundreds of homes prioritised for flood-protective measures three years ago.