All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 6 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers Tuesday to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains.The credit would...
Apr 4 2006 // Audrey Celistan desperately wants to return to New Orleans and rebuild the three-bedroom brick house she lived in for 42 years before Hurricane Katrina drowned it in more than 10 feet (3 meters) of muddy water.Lucky for...
Apr 4 2006 // Hawaii residents awoke to sun after more than 40 days of downpours that left a wake of havoc across the islands and broke records for rain at the wettest place on earth.Nearly 92 inches — or about 7.5 feet — of...
Apr 3 2006 // A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the Chancery Court of Hinds County. Because the state is seeking an...
Apr 3 2006 // An earthen dam on Hawaii’s island of Kauai burst without warning on March 14. Three people have been confirmed dead, and four remain missing at press time, after two houses were swept away and the island’s main...
Apr 3 2006 // Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a new survey says that most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for their homes.Only 14 percent of Americans say they have purchased flood insurance...
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
Apr 3 2006 // Dam breaks on Kauai, strong winds, rain down 12 poles on OahuAn earthen dam on Hawaii’s island of Kauai burst without warning on March 14. Three people have been confirmed dead, and four remain missing at press time,...
Apr 3 2006 // Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a new survey says that most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for their homes.Only 14 percent of Americans say they have purchased flood insurance...
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
Mar 30 2006 // Insurance companies believe that even though a court rejected a motion to dismiss the Mississippi case challenging the flood exclusion in standard homeowners insurance policies, the ruling is actually a good sign for the...
Mar 28 2006 // As part of its ongoing consumer education campaign, the Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions is reminding homeowners to protect themselves during the spring flood season. Noting that floods often happen fast...
Mar 28 2006 // The unprecedented devastation along the Mississippi Gulf Coast wrought by Hurricane Katrina has prompted an outpouring of public and private resources to communities and individuals who have lost everything, Governor Marc...
Mar 27 2006 // New Hampshire resdents who lost property during last fall’s floods are a step closer to getting more help from the state.The House has approved a plan for the state to spend $3.4 million buying flood-damaged...
Mar 27 2006 // President George W. Bush has declared several areas in Northern California a Federal Disaster Area, following the devastating storms, flooding, and mudslides that occurred in several counties last December and in January...
Mar 27 2006 // South Dakota’s Attorney General Larry Long is warning residents to be cautious when considering the purchase of a used car these days.That’s because vehicles damaged during the 2005 hurricane season might be...
Mar 23 2006 // An appeal for independent insurance agencies to assist South Carolina’s law enforcement agencies to document and report information on insurance fraud was voiced by Attorney General Henry McMaster during the March...
Mar 20 2006 // A suit seeking to have a judge decide whether hurricane damage in the New Orleans area was a problem caused by man or an “act of God” has been moved to New Orleans federal court.U.S. District Judge Frank...
Mar 20 2006 // In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, public officials and insurance experts predicted that the vast majority of property losses from the most costly flood in U.S. history would be uninsured.But data from the office of...
Mar 20 2006 // The Mississippi lawsuit to force insurance companies to pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the state’s Chancery Court of Hinds County. Since the state is seeking injunctive relief, the...