All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 23 2022 // Heavy rains across the drought-stricken Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads and water seeped into some homes and...
Aug 22 2022 // New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain.Last week’s rains in northern...
Aug 19 2022 // WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Heavy rain continued to pelt New Zealand on Thursday, causing further disruptions and road closures from a storm that has already forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.Residents...
Aug 17 2022 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday he hopes to call a special session of the state legislature in the next few weeks to work on flood relief.“Everybody is committed to it,” Beshear said at a Monday news...
Aug 17 2022 // Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads in Death Valley National Park, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said.Most...
Aug 11 2022 // Federal assistance is available not just for homeowners, but also for renters whose homes and property were damaged by recent floods in eastern Kentucky.The Federal Emergency Management Agency said individual assistance is...
Aug 10 2022 // President Joe Biden approved Governor Mike Parson’s request August 8 for a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to the severe flooding that impacted the St. Louis region from July 25 to July 28. The...
Aug 10 2022 // South Korean repair crews took advantage of a lull in torrential rainfall to drain flooded train stations and fix damages after one of the worst storms in over a century hit Seoul, killing at least nine people including...
Aug 9 2022 // Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding that closed several roads in Death Valley National Park near the California-Nevada line.The National Weather Service reported shortly after noon that all park roads had been closed...
Aug 9 2022 // A new Natural Resources Defense Council report exposes potential hidden costs associated with purchasing a single-family home with a flood history in North Carolina.According to the report, “Estimating Undisclosed...
Aug 8 2022 // In the year 2100, Fort Myers, Florida will see only one day in which nuisance high tide flooding isn’t an issue. And Naples will be flooded by incoming tides every day, according to the latest tide predictions coming...
Aug 5 2022 // Federal emergency officials have expanded the number of flood-stricken counties in eastern Kentucky that are eligible for individual assistance.The Federal Emergency Management Agency added Floyd and Pike counties to the...
Aug 4 2022 // Multiple organizations are providing support to flood victims in eastern Kentucky.Gov. Andy Beshear has established the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund. Beshear says tax-deductible donations first will go toward...
Aug 3 2022 // The rain that unleashed massive floods in Appalachian mountain communities diminished on Tuesday, leaving survivors to face a new threat: baking in the heat as they try to recover.“It’s going to get really,...
Aug 2 2022 // Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance announced that consumer specialists will be at Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARC) to assist residents impacted by recent flooding in the St. Louis region. The specialists...
Aug 2 2022 // Roads in and out of Death Valley National Park were closed after lanes mud and debris inundated lanes during weekend flash floods in eastern California, western Nevada and northern Arizona.Storm cells dumped localized...
Aug 2 2022 // A series of winter storms in Europe, record floods in Australia and South Africa as well as a high number of thunderstorms in the U.S. and Europe resulted in US$35 billion of insured losses from natural catastrophes in the...
Aug 1 2022 // Heavy rains brought another round of flooding to the St. Louis region that was already recovering from record rains earlier this week, prompting firefighters to help dozens of people escape the floodwaters.No injuries were...
Aug 1 2022 // Insurance agents in flooded parts of Kentucky reported Monday that their towns had been inundated with river water and mud – but few residents have flood insurance.“From what I know, almost no one has flood...
Aug 1 2022 // When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance program will prompt more people to sign up for coverage, even though many will pay...