The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Forecasters aren't mincing words, comparing the possible effects to tropical storm Irene that in 2011.

Lethal flooding has simultaneously hit India, Japan, China, Turkey and the U.S. Northeast

City Hall has made repairs in more than 500 of 700 areas at high risk of flooding in Bangkok, with officials stating that most low-lying areas can be drained within an hour.

Across the northern region in cities and towns, several roads, commercial and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on July 10 announced that evacuation of people from low-lying areas around Yamuna will start once the river touches the 206-metre mark, while assuring the people that experts have said the flood situation might not arise in the national capital.

The Labour group abled a motion that residents dealing with the expense and trauma of floods should not be forced to continue paying council tax

At least one person was killed and many more are missing in a deadly flooding that spread destruction in New York's Hudson Valley after extreme rainfall Sunday night swamped roadways and buildings

Schools in New Delhi have closed after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, caused landslides and flash floods in the country’s north and killed at least 15 people over the last three days