Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Homeowners Sign Up for Flood Buyouts
Oct 7 2011 // Eighteen north Vicksburg homeowners who suffered damage from the Mississippi River flooding this spring have signed up for the city’s buyout program. The Vicksburg Post reported the voluntary buyout will be conducted...
Aon Benfield Reports Asia Monsoon Economic Losses near $7 Billion
Oct 7 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...
Federal Flood Insurance Program Extended Until Nov. 18
Oct 4 2011 // The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that keeps the government – and the federal flood insurance program– running until Nov. 18, 2011. The House vote (352-66) extends the National Flood...
2011 Sets New Record for Federal Disaster Declarations
Oct 3 2011 // The year 2011 will go down as a record-setting year when it comes to federal disaster declarations, industry analysts say. With another three months left in 2011, and hurricane season continues until November 30, the...
North Dakota Flood Disaster Aid Nears $350M
Oct 3 2011 // Officials say nearly $350 million in federal and state disaster assistance has now been obligated to North Dakotans for this spring’s flooding. By Sept. 29, 10,178 people had registered with the Federal Emergency...
Beebe, Ark., Residents Lose Suit Against Union Pacific
Oct 3 2011 // A group of Beebe, Ark., residents who sued Union Pacific over claims the railroad was responsible for flooding in their subdivision have lost their case. The Daily Citizen reports that a federal jury in Little Rock ruled...
Federal Flood Insurance Program Extended Briefly
Sep 30 2011 // The House of Representatives yesterday approved a temporary continuing resolution that funds the government through next Tuesday, Oct. 4, which is when Congress is expected to consider another short-term resolution funding...
Harris County Flood Control District Unveils New Flood Mapping Tool
Sep 30 2011 // The Harris County Flood Control District announced it has launched a new tool to help Harris County, Texas, residents gain knowledge about floodplains and their flooding risks. The Flood Education Mapping Tool can be found...
New Jersey Flood Victims Have Received $116M in Federal Aid
Sep 30 2011 // Dina Zampelle expects that by December, her credit score will be as muddied as her central New Jersey home. That’s because unless the government jumps in to help, she expects the bank to foreclose. “I owe...
For Some in Midwest Deadline for Flood Claims Is Today
Sep 29 2011 // The federal government is warning those who suffered losses from Missouri River flooding this summer that deadlines to file insurance claims are approaching. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that for some...
FEMA Again Urges At-risk Communities to Buy Flood Insurance
Sep 28 2011 // Last month’s Hurricane Irene was a rude awakening for many East coast residents and businesses that reminded them the importance of flood insurance. Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administer the National...
Congress Raises Anxiety, Anger Levels of Disaster Victims
Sep 28 2011 // For disaster victims rebuilding their homes, towns and lives, the anxiety is matched only by anger at Congress for entangling their future in a political battle over government spending. A sharply divided Congress has...
Huge Floods in Manila as Typhoon Nesat Hits Philippines
Sep 28 2011 // Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls and submerging entire...
Improved Flood Rating Means Lower Insurance Rates for Louisiana Town
Sep 27 2011 // Denham Springs, La., has improved its flood rating, which will mean insurance savings for city residents with flood insurance. City officials say improving both record keeping and enforcement of the city’s floodplain...
Pennsylvania Liquor Tax Should Go to Disaster Relief Fund: Lawmaker
Sep 27 2011 // A western Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing to divert some of the money from the “Johnstown Flood Tax” on alcohol back to its original purpose — flood and other disaster relief. Sen. John Wozniak, D-Cambria,...
Group: National Flood Insurance Harms Salmon in Puget Sound
Sep 26 2011 // The National Wildlife Federation plans to sue the federal government, saying it has failed to ensure that the national flood insurance program hasn’t harmed endangered salmon, or the orca whales that feed on the...
Receding Missouri River Reveals Badly Damaged Land
Sep 26 2011 // As the Missouri River slowly recedes, farmers seeing their fields for the first time since June are encountering sand dunes, strange debris and deep gouges the floodwaters carved into their once-fertile land. The soil...
Some Flood Zones to Shift with New Lafayette Parish Flood Maps
Sep 26 2011 // A new flood map for Lafayette Parish could be completed by next year, the first update since 1996 for a document that affects insurance rates and the required elevation of new construction in flood zones. The Federal...
Mortgages At Risk If Flood Insurance Program Expires
Sep 26 2011 // The federal program that insures homes against flood damage expires next Friday and is at risk of not being renewed, even as an early fall storm threatens to inundate much of the northeastern United States yet...
Officials Urge Vermonters to Get Flood Insurance Before Sept. 30
Sep 23 2011 // In the wake of spring flooding and additional flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene, state and federal officials are encouraging Vermonters to sign up for federally-backed flood insurance before the end of the month,...
