The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Newsom budget would cut some money for flood protection

Multiple flood protection projects in California are on hold because Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed to cut their funding

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

California’s flood insurance reckoning

Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies

Salon · Jan 22, 2023

Mental health concerns for Kimberley residents cut off from alcohol, drug supplies, by flooding

Community members fear anxiety and stress levels among residents will increase in coming weeks, as main roads cut off by floodwaters block the supply of alcohol and drugs many use "as a coping mechanism".

ABC News · Jan 21, 2023

Buyer beware: All those cars damaged in California's floods could be coming to a dealer near you

LOS ANGELES — It's the smell that'll give it away.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 20, 2023

California's Floods Another Reminder of Failed Water Management Policies

In drought or flood, bad environmental policy is making Californians miserable.

Reason · Jan 20, 2023

More than 400 new homes to be built as Falkirk flooding fears allayed

The developers say the housing will create more local play parks and improve open space

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023

Man's body found in Serbia as Balkans struggles with floods

Serbian state television says that a man's body has been pulled out of a swollen river in a southwestern town and rescuers are searching for another man as floods in the Balkans close down schools, cut railway traffic and soak homes and farmland

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

Pensioner living with threat of faeces flooding his home as faulty drains overflow

The water company says heavy rain has caused the issue

Wales Online · Jan 20, 2023

Farmers fight on after floods

Farmers in flood-affected regions are rebuilding infrastructure, despite weak harvests, lost pastures and rapidly deteriorating roads.

AAP · Jan 20, 2023

NSW State Emergency Service under fire over management of major flooding at Forbes

Forbes endured weeks of destructive flooding in 2022. Its mayor is angry the SES chose to base itself in another town, deeming it "something you'd do in America, not in Australia".

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023