Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Storm in Northeast Take 5 Lives; Causes Power Outages, Floods, Road Damage
Dec 21 2023 // Just days before the Christmas holiday, people across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, as some rivers in the...
Northeastern Storm Causes Power Outages, Flooded Roads, Fallen Trees, Travel Delays
Dec 20 2023 // A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures. More than 5 inches (13...
Flooding Drives Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge
Dec 19 2023 // Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and...
Parts of South Carolina and Florida Recovering after Flooding, Winds
Dec 19 2023 // GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out...
Australian Tourist Hotspot Inundated With Life-Threatening Floods After Cyclone Jaspar
Dec 18 2023 // A key tourism area in Australia’s far north has been inundated with life-threatening flooding after days of torrential rainfall in the wake of a tropical cyclone. Major flood and strong wind warnings have been issued...
Pennsylvania Forms Flood Insurance Affordability Task Force
Dec 7 2023 // Pennsylvania has established a task force to recommend policies to make flood insurance more affordable. The Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force will examine potential programs that provide premium discounts,...
Massachusetts to Remove 8 Aging Dams for Water Quality, Flood Mitigation, Safety
Dec 4 2023 // Eight aging dams in central and western Massachusetts will be removed as part of a $25 million initiative announced Friday by state environmental officials. The structures to be dismantled include the abandoned high-hazard...
Severe Cyclone May Bring Floods to Parts of Southeast India
Dec 4 2023 // A severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rain and strong winds across southeast India, with authorities warning of flash floods, damage to crops and power failures in some affected areas. Cyclone...
Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decade Caused Billions in Economic Damage
Dec 1 2023 // Nigerian floods last year that claimed hundreds of lives also caused up to $9 billion in damage, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics. The assessment, conducted in collaboration with the World Bank,...
Study: Federal Payouts Bolstered Flood Policy Uptake, Insured Value
Dec 1 2023 // The availability of a federal flood payout in a county in a given year increased the number of flood insurance policies by 5.2% and the total insured value of the policies by 4.6% in the following year, a new study...
New York Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Downstate for September Floods
Nov 30 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul has requested a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden to support the ongoing recovery of downstate communities affected by the significant flooding occurring during a two-day...
Chubb Survey of Middle-Market Brokers Finds Lack of Awareness of Flood Risk
Nov 29 2023 // Though the risk of flooding is undeniable, a survey by Chubb of brokers with middle-market commercial clients revealed just 16% of them say more than half their clients buy flood insurance. Furthermore, 65% of the more...
Heavy Rains, High Winds Bring Flooding, Damage to South Florida
Nov 17 2023 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in south Florida? Experts say the latest windy, rainy storm system seen this week has nothing to do with hurricane season. The storm system that formed...
UK Will Fail to Meet Flood-Defense Goals for Homes as Climate Threat Grows
Nov 15 2023 // Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has been affected by Brexit, inflation and the pandemic, according to the National Audit Office. In 2020, the...
Viewpoint: Proposed Flood Zone Expansion Would Increase Need for Private Insurance
Nov 14 2023 // A federal advisory panel’s proposal that the U.S. government expand the areas considered to be at high risk of flooding could increase the number of homeowners required to buy flood insurance. While this would...
People Moves: Keller, Lynn Join MEMIC; Berisha, Vandermyde Join Rokstone Marine; Rossi Heads Flood Committee
Nov 7 2023 // Keller, Lynn Join MEMIC Express Team E.K. Keller MEMIC, headquartered in Portland, Maine, hired E.K. Keller as express business segment leader in the Eastern region and Keith Lynn as production underwriter in the...
A Decade After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Major Flood Control Projects Begin in New Jersey
Oct 30 2023 // A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ‘s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just...
Forest Service Sued Over Flooding Deaths in Wake of Historic New Mexico Wildfire
Oct 25 2023 // Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service. The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month...
Storm Babet Hammers Scotland With Warnings of Risk to Life, Flooding
Oct 20 2023 // The UK’s Met Office warned of the possibility of severe flooding and loss of life in the northern part of the country for a second day as Storm Babet continues to hammer the region. Parts of eastern Scotland remain...
Storm Babet Sparks Red Alert as Scotland Braces for Flooding
Oct 19 2023 // Storm Babet has triggered a red alert in Scotland as exceptional rainfall and flooding pose a “danger to life,” according to the Met Office. About 350 homes are being evacuated in Brechin, as Scotland braces...
