Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vietnam Flood Deaths Rise as New Storm Tracks Toward Coast
Nov 3 2025 // The death toll in Vietnam from last week’s record-breaking downpours has climbed to 37 as another powerful storm bears down on the country’s coast and floodwaters rise again in some tourism hubs. The national...
Rebuilding Begins After Drenching Rains Flood Parts of Central, South Florida
Oct 29 2025 // Intense rains that stalled over Central Florida unleashed nearly 20 inches (508 millimeters) of rain in 24 hours, triggering dangerous flash floods that stranded cars and inundated roadways, leaving some closed to traffic...
Wright Flood’s Buy of Poulton Associates to Create Largest Flood Insurance Provider
Oct 28 2025 // Wright National Flood Insurance Company said its affiliate, Wright National Flood Insurance Services, an operating company of Arrowhead Programs, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Poulton Associates....
NAMIC to Federal Lawmakers: Do Your Job on Flood Insurance Program
Oct 16 2025 // Two weeks into the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program, one of the insurance industry’s trade associations is once again calling for a reauthorization. The National Association of Mutual Insurance...
Texas Legislature Forms Committees to Investigate July Deadly Floods
Oct 16 2025 // Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature have announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom of” the July flooding that killed more than 130 people, including 25 young girls and two...
UK Is Making It Easier to Assess Public Flood-Defense Funding
Oct 15 2025 // The UK is making it easier for flood defense projects to access public funds as climate change increases the risk to homes. On Tuesday, the government announced changes to the way that funds are allocated to protect homes...
Government Shutdown Threatens US Home Sales in Flood-Prone Areas: Report
Oct 15 2025 // A shutdown of the U.S. government could hinder the accessibility of insurance coverage to prospective homeowners in flood-prone areas, and cost the already struggling housing market billions of dollars in delayed contract...
New York City And Northeast Brace for Flooding Rains From Weekend Storm
Oct 10 2025 // New York City and the Northeast are in the crosshairs of a massive coastal storm that’s poised to bring high winds, surging tides and heavy rain throughout the region starting Sunday. Drenching rain and strong winds...
Florida’s Citizens Is Deferring Flood Coverage Proof While NFIP Is Shut Down
Oct 6 2025 // Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is deferring the required proof of flood insurance while the federal government shutdown continues and the National Flood Insurance Program is in limbo. “Citizens...
Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish Improves Flood Rating
Oct 6 2025 // Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class rating for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Jefferson Parish’s...
Flood Insurer Neptune Shares Climb 24% After $368 Million US IPO
Oct 2 2025 // Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. shares jumped 24% after the flood insurance company’s shareholders raised $368.4 million in a US initial public offering. Shares of the St. Petersburg, Florida-based firm closed at...
Central Texas Floods Reveal Need to Improve Disaster Response in Unincorporated Areas
Sep 30 2025 // Rain was already coursing through the usually dry creek near Abraham Stallins’ home in the Texas Hill Country when a flash flood warning lit up his phone. It was just after midnight on July 5, and many neighbors were...
4 Dead After Flooding in Arizona, Including in Historic Mining Town
Sep 29 2025 // Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters on Friday forced people to seek safety on rooftops and washed out a propane...
Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance
Sep 29 2025 // Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at the agency that runs it, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In a letter to...
Flood-Focused Neptune’s IPO Joins Boom in Niche Insurer Debuts
Sep 29 2025 // Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. is hoping its record of growth and profitability selling flood insurance policies will generate the same investor enthusiasm for its US IPO that greeted most debuts by other firms in the...
Update: National Flood Insurance Program Expires
Sep 25 2025 // About six months after Congress passed a short-term reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expired Oct.1—a prospect that will cause coverage lapses for policyholders with expiring contracts at the...
Kentucky Distillery Bounces Back From Flood That Halted Bourbon Production
Sep 25 2025 // The long history of bourbon production at Buffalo Trace Distillery has been connected to the Kentucky River — summed up as a blessing and curse by a plaque on the grounds. In the 1800s, long before the Buffalo Trace name...
Camp Mystic Plans Partial Reopening After Devastating Texas Floods
Sep 24 2025 // Camp Mystic, the Christian girls’ camp where 25 young campers and two counselors died during the July 4 flooding, will reopen one of its campsites in 2026, according to an email shared with families. Camp Mystic...
Jefferson Parish’s Improved Flood Rating to Bring Cost Savings for Residents
Sep 17 2025 // Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class rating for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Jefferson Parish’s...
Six States to Receive Federal Disaster Aid From Summer Floods
Sep 15 2025 // President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding...
