The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Brazilians Queue For Precious Water As Flood Damage Intensifies

Humanitarian aid arrived Tuesday in Porto Alegre and other flood-ravaged municipalities of southern Brazil, where queues formed for drinking water as forecasters warned of more downpours.

International Business Times · May 7, 2024

'It all floated out the door': insurers add to trauma

Insurers offered small cash payouts to flood victims and quibbled over minor issues, worsening trauma for people who lost everything, an inquiry has heard.

AAP · May 7, 2024

MotoGP Postpones Grand Prix Of Kazakhstan Due To Heavy Flooding

The MotoGP has postponed the Grand Prix of Kazakhstan due to severe flooding displacing more than 100,000 people.

RideApart · May 7, 2024

UK weather: Met Office warns of heavy rain and thunderstorms

Downpours may cause flooding and travel disruption across much of the country on bank holiday Monday

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

Floor By Floor Search For Flood Victims In Brazil's Porto Alegre

From top to bottom, rescuers scour buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in apartments or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers.

International Business Times · May 6, 2024

Recovery a faraway thought for East Texas flood evacuees as more rain is expected

East Texans tried to reach their homes by boat and kayaks Saturday. Others remained pessimistic that the water would recede soon.

The Texas Tribune · May 5, 2024

Sydney on track to receive month’s worth of rain in first week of May, bureau warns

By Sunday morning the city had recorded 92.8mm of rain this month – fast approaching May average of 117.4mm, BoM says

The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2024

Floods and landslide kill more than a dozen people in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

Officials say a landslide hit Luwu regency in South Sulawesi on Friday after torrential rain pounded the area

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2024

“We lost everything”: East Texas residents confront their future after flooding

Dozens of evacuees, including the elderly and barefoot children, crowded in an old school building Friday, praying for clear skies on Monday.

The Texas Tribune · May 4, 2024

Dams Strain As Water, Death Toll Keep Rising In South Brazil

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come.

International Business Times · May 4, 2024