The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Shark meme is regularly used on social media during natural disasters

Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years headed north, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states

Cook County residents whose homes were damaged in record-setting rainfall in June-July can apply for federal funds to help cover losses. The deadline is Oct. 16.

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu demands tailored relief package for the State due to flood-ravaged losses. He said that despite assessment teams being sent by the Centre, interim relief to the State is still pending, and his government has been utilising its limited resources to support the affected population. Losses estimated…

Farmers from flood-ravaged States to gather in Chandigarh to press for compensation from Centre. 16 farmer outfits demand immediate release of compensation for flood victims, special package of Rs 50,000 cr, Rs 50,000/acre for crop loss, Rs 1 lakh for cattle loss, mining of fields, loan waiver for 1 year

There is a risk of thundery downpours, as well as strong winds along eastern-facing coasts.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding which has left scores dead and inflicted massive damage on crops, homes and infrastructure, including in and around Beijing

Some homes and businesses could end up flooding because 30mm-40mm of rain is expected to fall in just six hours, the Met Office said.

"For now, the future of small-scale farms remains somewhat at the mercy of luck and chance"