The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday his government was ready to provide whatever support was needed to residents of Western Australia state as record-breaking floods isolated far-flung communities there.

La Niña has begun to weaken but the rain it helped deliver across Australia is still causing devastation for people in all corners of the country.

A total of 25 flood warnings and 76 flood alerts have been issued as the Met Office predict extremely unsettled conditions across the weekend

Melbourne used to flood regularly in the first century of European settlement, forcing city planners to take some drastic steps to make the city liveable. Building on a swamp didn't help.

California officials are warning that powerful storms are putting rural areas the most at risk of flooding

This week's torrent compounds the affordable housing crisis.

Some 3000 kilograms of food has been airlifted into the flood-affected town of Fitzroy Crossing as more people are relocated from the area.

Baby Bank Scotland's unit was badly damaged by flooding last month, and the charity has been forced to up sticks.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles River roared to life this week as a series of powerful storms moved through the Southland. In Long Beach, 3 feet of water shut down the 710 Freeway in both directions, while flooding in the San Fernando Valley forced the closure of the Sepulveda…