The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Houses along the Krishna being razed to build third flood protection wall in Vijayawada

VMC demolishes 150 houses near Krishna River to build 1.2km flood protection wall. 120 families relocated to housing schemes; process underway for remaining. Two walls already built; third will protect Krishnalanka area from floods.

The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023

Alaska’s bursting ice dam highlights threat of glacial floods worldwide

While little known in US, glacial flooding could threaten about 15 million people around the world, researchers say.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

Researchers spent two years studying a small Shropshire river.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Record floods ravage Slovenia, PM calls it ‘worst’ disaster in its history

The small Alpine nation experienced devastating floods over Friday and Saturday that killed three people.

Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2023

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change

A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023

Cong. stages walkout, seeking immediate flood relief

Cong. stages walkout, seeking immediate flood relief

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

Anger in China over plan to use cities as ‘moat’ to save Beijing from floods

Communist party secretary for Hebei made comments after visiting flood-hit areas earlier this week

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

Watch | What caused Yamuna’s devastating floods?

A video examining the reasons behind the Yamuna flooding around Delhi and how it has forced several people to shift to relief camps

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

Three dead, 17 missing after landslide hits roadside shops in Kedarnath

Triggered by heavy rainfall, the landslide is the biggest accident on the Kedarnath route since the flash floods that left over 6,000 dead a decade ago.

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

The force of the flood

Record breaking rains pummelled the north-eastern districts of Telangana — Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally — last week, triggering flash floods, marooning several villages, and causing death and destruction.

The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023