The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Streets were filled with water as firefighters protected homes and businesses using sandbags

A local councillor has said people need reassurance that current developments are not going to be hit by flooding in years to come.

LOS ANGELES — The storms that have been battering California offer a glimpse of the catastrophic floods that scientists warn will come in the future and that the state is unprepared to endure.

Opponents have called for the project to be scrapped but others are concerned that 10 years have been “wasted” with no start date for construction

As videos of massive spawning events appear on social media, there are renewed calls to release the carp herpes virus to control the invasive pest.

Met Office has issued weather warnings for all four nations, and declared flooding of Somerset Levels to be a major incident

The McGrath family from Treacy Park in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary were out walking with 14-year-old Bessie, a retriever when she entered the river at around 5.30pm last Sunday.

The extreme flooding and mudslides across California in recent weeks took many drivers by surprise. Sinkholes swallowed cars, highways became fast-moving rivers of water, entire neighborhoods were evacuated. At least 20 people died in the storms, several of them after becoming trapped in cars in rushing water.

Wales has been hit with serious flooding over the last few weeks

They say they had requested an emergency exit in the fence before as it blocks their only exit route

The Environment Agency have this morning declared a major incident due to the on-going flooding in the west and south west of England as residents are told they should 'plan for the worst'