The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Think of flood prevention and you might imagine huge concrete dams, levees or the shiny Thames barrier. But some of the most powerful tools for reducing flood risk are far more natural and widely recognisable: woodlands and green spaces. Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen. Here’s how trees…

Photos posted on social media show the damage caused to the iconic golf course by the devastating Hurricane Helene in late September

Clusters of severe thunderstorms are expected to strike Australia’s southern regions over Thursday and Friday.

Severe thunderstorms caused by strong cold front and low pressure system to hit most of the country, with South Australia the ‘focal point’, BoM says

An Australian government official giggled his way through a press briefing outside Parliament in which he revealed last week's train station flooding was caused by an "amorous couple."

When a group of armed individuals confronted FEMA workers in Tennessee, a local volunteer diffused the tension, inspiring protesters to return with donations.

Bureau of Meteorology expects ‘damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall’ to strike large areas of the country, particularly in the west and south-east

The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

William Jacob Parsons accused of ‘going armed to the terror of the public’ as Hurricane Helene relief workers targeted

Hurricane Helene federal emergency workers told to evacuate Rutherford county, Washington Post reports

Flooding is separate from typical US home insurance and many homeowners are not adequately covered