The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Officials say nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of eastern Punjab province, bringing the total number displaced since last month to 1.3 million

At least 30 dead. Over 2.56 lakh people affected. Close to 1,400 villages inundated. Nearly 3 lakh acres of crops submerged. Around Rs 50,000 crore in losses from paddy crops alone. All of Punjab’s 23 districts hit – at least half of them seeing heavy damage.

You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between photographs and computer-generated graphics. Some are fantastical – think Shrimp Jesus – and some are believable at a quick glance – remember the little girl clutching a puppy in a boat during a flood?

The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, construction firms and politicians in a scandal that has sparked public outrage online in one of the world’s most flood-prone countries

Inquest in Chesterfield is told about funding for high-risk areas such as the one where Maureen Gilbert lived

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Maureen Gilbert, 83, drowned when her home flooded during Storm Babet nearly two years ago.

Sand bags are often thought of as temporary flood barriers, stacked along rivers or doorways during storm season.

A state agriculture minister has conceded the government's delivery of financial aid to farmers hit by May's devastating floods has been too slow.