Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southern Africa Floods That Killed 300 Fueled by Global Warming
Jan 30 2026 // An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers said was worsened by climate change. Nearly 800,000 people have been affected by the...
Flood Risk Misconceptions Drive Underinsurance: Chubb
Jan 30 2026 // A new survey found three overarching themes that affect the purchase of flood insurance centered on awareness, action, and coverage misconceptions, according to Chubb’s Flood Risk and Resilience report. The survey of...
Opportunity for Private Flood Insurers With Threat of Another NFIP Lapse
Jan 29 2026 // The clock struck midnight on the National Flood Insurance Program—again. The NFIP is part of the federal funding package, which expired at the end of Jan. 30. Congress did not compromise on several issues, namely funding...
Flood Losses Set to Soar 10-Fold in Southeast Asia, WTW Study Finds
Jan 29 2026 // Losses tied to floods in Southeast Asia may grow as much as 10-fold in the coming years due to the rise of extreme weather events, according to Willis Towers Watson Plc. Early indications suggest that major regional...
Flood in Vale Mining Area Damaged Brazilian River, State Government Says
Jan 27 2026 // Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil’s Vale caused environmental damage as it reached the local Maranhao River, Minas Gerais state government said in a statement on Monday. The overflow on Sunday, in...
South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Floods
Jan 19 2026 // South Africa declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, lightning and flooding have resulted in loss of life, significant...
South Africa Closes Kruger Park as Deadly Floods Kill Dozens
Jan 16 2026 // Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in the northeast of the country and neighboring Mozambique. The South African...
Texts Show Texas Officials’ Confusion About Campers’ Fate Amid Flood
Jan 14 2026 // The first 911 call from the historic Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River came in at 3:57 a.m., when a caller told the dispatcher she was stranded on a hill and cabins around her were filling with water. Around the same...
People Moves: CRU Group Names Sewell VP for Cat and Flood Services
Jan 5 2026 // CRU Group, a North American claims adjusting and services firm based in Dallas and Toronto, is expanding its flood insurance line with the appointment of Danny Sewell, who is based in Florida. Sewell CRU Group has...
Southern California in ‘Great Danger’ From Christmas Flooding
Dec 24 2025 // A powerful winter storm is lashing Southern California, prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles and neighboring counties. Coastal communities are bracing for multiple...
County Officials in Texas Race to Build $5M Warning System Before Next Flood Season
Dec 19 2025 // With the next Texas flood season just months away, Kerr County officials say they’re in a race to build a long-planned flood warning system estimated to cost up to $5 million — and they’re depending on the...
Poorer Americans Dropped Federal Flood Insurance When Rates Rose
Dec 17 2025 // When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to align premiums with...
US House Bill Aims to End Private Flood Insurance Coverage Penalty
Dec 16 2025 // Homeowners required to purchase flood insurance can utilize private flood policies, under federal rules that took effect in 2019. But if they go that route, the property owners risk losing lower, grandfathered premiums if...
Washington Commissioner Issues Letter to Insurers Outlining Post-Flood Expectations
Dec 16 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer issued guidance for flood survivors and the insurance companies and adjusters handling their claims following the evacuation of thousands of Western Washington residents from...
Pacific Northwest Braces for Even More Flooding Rain This Week
Dec 15 2025 // Washington and the Pacific Northwest are facing multiple rounds of torrential downpours this week, raising flood risks in the region as residents are still grappling with last week’s historic rains. Heavy rain was...
Deadliest Morocco Flooding in Two Decades Leaves Dozens Dead
Dec 15 2025 // Flash flooding left at least 37 people dead in a city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, the North African country’s deadliest such incident in more than two decades. Search and rescue operations remained underway in...
Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes, Stranded Families
Dec 12 2025 // Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more...
Floods, Falling Rocks Force Closure of Major Highways to Vancouver
Dec 12 2025 // Most major Canadian highways to the Pacific port city of Vancouver have been shut due to floods, falling rocks and the risk of avalanches, local authorities said on Thursday. “This situation is evolving and very...
Climate Change Supercharged Deadly Asia Floods, Study Finds
Dec 12 2025 // Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research. A trio of tropical cyclones battered the region from Sri Lanka to...
Is a Mass. Auto Insurer Allowed to Refuse to Offer Coverage Due to Flood Warning?
Dec 10 2025 // Can an auto insurer in Massachusetts refuse to offer collision and comprehensive coverages during a flood warning despite a state law that makes it mandatory to offer such coverages? The industry and public are on the road...
