The Latest Breaking News from Flood

The commission's report says community wellbeing and being unable to get insurance spurred its decision to relocate three Catholic schools.

Two months after Murray floodwaters receded along the river's South Australian reaches, nature is thriving in their wake — and that's music to the ears of conservationists in the region.

With just 45% of storm-water drain works completed in Bengaluru ahead of monsoon, residents in flood-prone areas fear a repeat of the 2022 deluge

To prevent flooding, communities often raise levees next to rivers higher and higher. Now, a new approach is about backing off, moving levees away from rivers to create floodplains.

Northern Rivers residents are frustrated and some are relocating while they wait for either buyback, house raising, or retrofit 14 months after the disaster.

As the water lapped against ruined appliances in Ihor Medunov's kitchen, he recalled the dozens of birthdays he has marked in his Ukrainian riverside village, most of which is under several feet of water.

Delaware officials are hoping an influx of federal infrastructure money means that future evacuations of crowded beaches during floodwaters can happen automatically through artificial intelligence

Delaware officials are hoping an influx of federal infrastructure money means that future evacuations of crowded beaches during floodwaters can happen automatically through artificial intelligence

Q: I read with interest your recent article about the condo-dweller damaged by his neighbor’s leaky toilet. In that situation, the damage was minor. We had a situation where our upstairs neighbor had a major flood that severely damaged our apartment. Should we address this differently? —Janet