All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 17 2008 // About 50 Wisconsin communities, including flood-damaged Lake Delton and La Valle near the Wisconsin Dells resort area, have dropped out of the federal flood insurance program, making residents ineligible for federal aid,...
Jun 17 2008 // Iowa lawmakers agreed on June 12 to create a special committee to examine the economic impact of this spring’s flooding on Iowa’s livestock industry.The Legislative Council, a bipartisan group that runs the...
Jun 16 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration will open a disaster outreach loan center in Mississippi for Yazoo County flood victims. The SBA announced a disaster declaration for the county June 12. It’s in response to...
Jun 16 2008 // State media reported that 55 people have been killed and seven are missing in flooding across a broad stretch of southern China. A Sunday, June 15, report by the official Xinhua News Agency says more than 1 million people...
Jun 16 2008 // Recent flooding that swamped parts of the Midwest, including Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa, caught many property owners unprotected. Only 1 percent of all Indiana homeowners have flood insurance. Wisconsin reports even less...
Jun 16 2008 // Record widespread flooding across the Midwest has once again highlighted the catastrophic damages that flooding can cause. Yet a survey conducted for the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) reveals that only 17...
Jun 16 2008 // The death toll now stands at 10 in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin beginning June 6. States battled tornadoes that touched down in multiple areas, heavy...
Jun 13 2008 // The Willis Research Network (WRN), part of Willis Group, has announced the formation of a partnership with the University of Bologna “to include the renowned Italian institution’s flood research as part of more...
Jun 13 2008 // DeWayne Warrick had built a waist-high pile of ruined chairs, couch cushions and other furniture on the curb outside his home. He topped it with a sizable collection of stuffed animals and a pink Dora the Explorer...
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday.Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
Jun 11 2008 // Flooding that’s swamped cities across central and southern Indiana is breaking records set during the state’s most devastating flood in modern times, a deluge that became known as The Great Flood of 1913.That...
Jun 10 2008 // After touring flood-affected areas in central West Virginia and other parts of the state, and witnessing substantial damage, Gov. Joe Manchin expanded the state of emergency declared June 4, to six additional counties and...
Jun 9 2008 // The death toll now stands at eight in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin over the last five days. The forecast for all three states call for more of the...
Jun 5 2008 // Flash flooding carried away houses and ripped a child from his father’s grasp in Belize, while falling trees killed two people in Honduras on Tuesday, raising the death toll from Central America’s twin tropical...
Jun 2 2008 // Friend and Colleague“We are devastated that all hope is lost, but we also find a sense of closure in knowing that we can lay to rest our dear friend and colleague with the dignity and respect she deserves.”...
May 30 2008 // Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are touring the Delaware coast to evaluate damage from recent flooding.There is no timetable for a possible disaster designation. According to representatives of...
May 27 2008 // Coastal communities in Massachusetts should encourage property owners to elevate their buildings to avoid future flooding and storm surge damage, according to officials advising on storm mitigation efforts.In addition to...
May 27 2008 // The City of London – a roughly one square mile area along the north bank of the Thames – is the heart of the UK’s financial and insurance industries. So when Aon warned that the area is at risk from flood...
May 22 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened offices for Mississippi flood victims to apply for assistance. Those affected by the flooding Mississippi River can apply for...
May 20 2008 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill on May 14th that requires insurance companies and agents to notify homeowners annually if their insurance policies do not include flood coverage. The required notice will say the...