Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Typhoon Ketsana Kills 38 in Vietnam; Flood Threat
Sep 30 2009 // The biggest floods in decades threatened Vietnam’s central provinces on Wednesday following a powerful typhoon that swept into the country after wreaking havoc in the Philippines. The government said 38 people had...
Insurers Back Away from Washington Flood Area
Sep 30 2009 // Insurance brokers say private companies won’t sell flood insurance in Kent, Renton, Auburn and Tukwila where the Corps of Engineers says Green River flooding is likely this winter. Federal insurance is still...
RMS Analyzes Philippine Flood
Sep 29 2009 // Tropical cyclone Ketsana made landfall on Northern Luzon in the Philippines on Saturday as a tropical storm with wind speeds of around 40 mph (64 kph). Although the velocity of the wind wasn’t strong enough to cause...
Georgia’s Flood Loss Estimate Doubles to $500 Million
Sep 28 2009 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has raised the estimated cost of damage caused by heavy flooding in parts of north Georgia to $500 million. The new figure is twice as much as last Tuesday’s initial...
Philippine Storm Ravages Manila; 100 Reported Dead or Missing
Sep 28 2009 // Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and scrambled to save drenched survivors on rooftops Sunday after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left 100 people dead or missing in the...
As Floodwaters Recede in Southeast, Many Residences Remain Underwater
Sep 24 2009 // As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments. “I’m toast,” Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor...
Report: FEMA Overpays Private Insurers for Handling Flood Insurance
Sep 24 2009 // The federal government is overpaying private insurance companies that manage flood insurance policies by as much as 16.5 percent. To just six of the 87 participating carriers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Some Georgians Get Crash Course in Flood Insurance
Sep 24 2009 // David Bush had a sweeping view of the Chattahoochee River from his backyard in metropolitan Atlanta. When he returned to his house, the surging river was in his front yard, too. But he was fretting for another reason as he...
New Hampshire Campground Owners Sued in Flood Death
Sep 23 2009 // The family of a 7-year-old Rhode Island girl killed in a flash flood at a New Hampshire campground has sued its owners. Kaitlyn Ferra was vacationing with her parents, Brandon and Donna Ferra, and her brother at Ames Brook...
Losses in Georgia from Floods at $250 Million; Most Uninsured
Sep 23 2009 // Flooding across north Georgia over the past few days has caused an estimated $250 million in losses, as much as 80 percent of that likely uninsured, according to state Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine. Oxendine said...
10 Years Ago, Hurricane Floyd Brought Flooding, Evacuations to Carolinas
Sep 22 2009 // In the dark of night on Sept. 15, 1999, Kelly Andreucci stood on the front porch of his childhood home along Godfrey Avenue and worried about the rain drenching his neighborhood. That night, Hurricane Floyd skirted the...
Environmentalists Say Flood Insurance Program Threatens Desert Riverbeds, Endangered Species
Sep 21 2009 // An environmental group is trying to slow development near ecologically fragile dry washes and desert riverbeds in Arizona by targeting the federal agency that provides the flood insurance essential to building...
Louisiana Levee Rating Drop Would Trigger Flood Insurance Requirement
Sep 18 2009 // Northeast Louisiana officials are worried that federal authorities may “de-certify” the Ouachita River levee system. That could mean that virtually all Monroe property owners would be required to buy federal...
$4 Million in Flood Damage Closes Kentucky Derby Museum Until 2010
Sep 18 2009 // The Kentucky Derby Museum will remain closed for the rest of the year as the tourist attraction showcasing the world’s most famous horse race tries to recover from flood damage. Flash flooding that hit Louisville in...
Gulf Coast Construction ‘Woefully Inadequate’ to Survive Storm Flooding
Sep 17 2009 // Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm surge throughout the Gulf Coast region are “woefully inadequate,” according to a new study of property damage caused by...
Ike Study: Hurricane Storm Surge a Threat to More Coastal Properties
Sep 14 2009 // Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm surge throughout the Gulf Coast region are woefully inadequate, according to a new study of property damage caused by Hurricane Ike, which...
31 Reported Dead, as Flash Floods Slam Turkey
Sep 11 2009 // The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods barreling across a major highway and into busy business districts in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, on Wednesday, trapping factory workers and truck...
Kentucky Flood Victims With Insurance Might Also Be Eligible for Disaster Aid
Sep 10 2009 // Kentucky residents who suffered from severe flooding in Jefferson County last month may still be eligible for federal or state government disaster aid even if they have insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is...
FEMA Delays Disputed Flood Map for Kansas Community
Sep 4 2009 // Federal authorities this week delayed implementation of a new flood plain map for Garden City, Kan., just days before local officials planned to ask a federal judge to block it. A hearing scheduled for Thursday in U.S....
Coastal Home Owners Face Huge Losses from Rising Seas
Sep 3 2009 // Australians Lesley and Doug McGrath have for decades battled ocean swells that have eaten away at the backyard of their multi-million dollar Sydney home. They bought an old beach shack on Collaroy Beach in 1976 and...
