The Latest Breaking News on Floods

If the money were for bank bailouts, we wouldn’t hesitate – and £100bn is much better than state failure, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Over 26,000 people were displaced. No deaths have been officially…

HUNDREDS of households and businesses hit by Storm Babet are set to be handed additional Scottish Government funding to help them recover...

A flood watch is in place until Thursday morning as storms lash state

The county’s emergency management chief said the region faced “an exceptional year” for disasters – from thousands of migrants arriving to record storms.

State wants to encourage more homeowners to have insurance amid fires and floods with emergency services to instead be funded by new ‘contribution’

The damage left behind is more than physical as people mourn lost loved ones and deal with their own trauma.

A study of almost 10,000 weather-related home insurance claims across Queensland has revealed the areas worst hit by rain, hail and floods.

Quarter of new flood defence projects will also not go ahead, NAO finds, as Environment Agency blames cuts on inflation