All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 17 2011 // The government expressed confidence Sunday that Bangkok will escape Thailand’s worst flooding in decades, as the capital’s elaborate barriers held strong and floodwaters receded from submerged plains to the...
Oct 17 2011 // The U.S. House of Representatives in early October passed legislation that keeps the federal flood insurance program running until Nov. 18, 2011.The House voted 352-66 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP);...
Oct 17 2011 // No matter what we mere humans do, nature does whatever she wants, whenever she wants. All we can do is pick up the pieces and rebuild from the devastation that she brings. The latest destructive forces in the United...
Oct 14 2011 // A lawsuit filed by residents in southeastern Kentucky blames a mining company’s surface mining practices for stoking a flood that killed a man and damaged homes in Knox County this summer.The suit against Nally &...
Oct 14 2011 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, estimates that insured losses caused by Hurricane Jova from flood-induced damage, as well as from some isolated wind damage along Mexico’s southern coastal areas, will be...
Oct 13 2011 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide’s Dr. Tim Doggett, even though hurricane Jova has weakened to a tropical depression, it’s still capable of causing further damage. “Jova’s slow...
Oct 13 2011 // Hurricane Jova flooded the streets of Mexico’s main Pacific port with torrential rain Wednesday, inundating popular beach resorts and killing at least four people in mudslides.While Jova ravaged the coast, a tropical...
Oct 12 2011 // Honda Motor Co said its Thai plant remains underwater as flooding in the center of the country worsens, closing down 4.7 percent of its global output in a disaster that is hammering other Japanese firms that have made the...
Oct 11 2011 // Hurricane Jova bore down on the Pacific coast of Mexico Tuesday threatening to pound one of the country’s busiest cargo ports and tourist resorts with destructive waves, heavy rainfall and flooding.The Category 3...
Oct 11 2011 // Thailand raced on Tuesday to build floodwalls on the outskirts of Bangkok to prevent the worst floods in half a century from inundating parts of the capital later this week when water flowing from the north reaches the...
Oct 7 2011 // Eighteen north Vicksburg homeowners who suffered damage from the Mississippi River flooding this spring have signed up for the city’s buyout program.The Vicksburg Post reported the voluntary buyout will be conducted...
Oct 7 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...
Oct 4 2011 // The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that keeps the government – and the federal flood insurance program– running until Nov. 18, 2011.The House vote (352-66) extends the National Flood...
Oct 3 2011 // The year 2011 will go down as a record-setting year when it comes to federal disaster declarations, industry analysts say.With another three months left in 2011, and hurricane season continues until November 30, the number...
Oct 3 2011 // Officials say nearly $350 million in federal and state disaster assistance has now been obligated to North Dakotans for this spring’s flooding.By Sept. 29, 10,178 people had registered with the Federal Emergency...
Oct 3 2011 // A group of Beebe, Ark., residents who sued Union Pacific over claims the railroad was responsible for flooding in their subdivision have lost their case. The Daily Citizen reports that a federal jury in Little Rock ruled...
Sep 30 2011 // The House of Representatives yesterday approved a temporary continuing resolution that funds the government through next Tuesday, Oct. 4, which is when Congress is expected to consider another short-term resolution funding...
Sep 30 2011 // The Harris County Flood Control District announced it has launched a new tool to help Harris County, Texas, residents gain knowledge about floodplains and their flooding risks.The Flood Education Mapping Tool can be found...
Sep 30 2011 // Dina Zampelle expects that by December, her credit score will be as muddied as her central New Jersey home.That’s because unless the government jumps in to help, she expects the bank to foreclose. “I owe...
Sep 29 2011 // The federal government is warning those who suffered losses from Missouri River flooding this summer that deadlines to file insurance claims are approaching. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that for some...