Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
Hawaii lawmakers propose tax credits for recent rain and flood victims
Apr 17 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains. The credit would equal...
FEMA Provides Flood Recovery, Rebuilding Guidance for La.
Apr 13 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has released flood recovery guidance documents for Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes as well as portions of Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes in...
Federal Judge in Mississippi ‘Storm Surge’ Case Upholds Home Insurance Flood Exclusion
Apr 13 2006 // A federal judge in Mississippi has upheld the water damage exclusion in homeowners insurance policies in a ruling welcomed by insurers. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter, Jr. of the Southern District of Mississippi denied a...
Red Cross Honors N.H. Flood Heroes
Apr 10 2006 // In torrential rain, they pulled residents to safety through raging waters, pounded on doors to move people out of harm’s way and cleared people off a bridge seconds before it was hit by a wall of water. Now...
Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Tax Credits for Recent Rain Victims
Apr 6 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers Tuesday to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains. The credit...
New Orleans Residents Await Guidance on Flood Zones
Apr 4 2006 // Audrey Celistan desperately wants to return to New Orleans and rebuild the three-bedroom brick house she lived in for 42 years before Hurricane Katrina drowned it in more than 10 feet (3 meters) of muddy water. Lucky for...
Record-Breaking Rainy Month in Hawaii Clears to Reveal Blue Skies
Apr 4 2006 // Hawaii residents awoke to sun after more than 40 days of downpours that left a wake of havoc across the islands and broke records for rain at the wettest place on earth. Nearly 92 inches — or about 7.5 feet —...
Mississippi wind versus flood lawsuit remanded back to state court
Apr 3 2006 // A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the Chancery Court of Hinds County. Because the state is seeking an...
Dam breaks on Kauai, strong winds, rain down 12 poles on Oahu
Apr 3 2006 // An earthen dam on Hawaii’s island of Kauai burst without warning on March 14. Three people have been confirmed dead, and four remain missing at press time, after two houses were swept away and the island’s main...
Katrina not enough to cause many homeowners to buy flood coverage
Apr 3 2006 // Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a new survey says that most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for their homes. Only 14 percent of Americans say they have purchased flood insurance...
FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES SURFACE ON USED CAR LOTS
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
News Currents
Apr 3 2006 // Dam breaks on Kauai, strong winds, rain down 12 poles on Oahu An earthen dam on Hawaii’s island of Kauai burst without warning on March 14. Three people have been confirmed dead, and four remain missing at press...
Katrina not enough to cause many homeowners to buy flood coverage
Apr 3 2006 // Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a new survey says that most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for their homes. Only 14 percent of Americans say they have purchased flood insurance...
Flood-damaged vehicles surface on used car lots
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
Insurer Groups: Ruling Suggests Flood Exclusion Valid, Enforceable
Mar 30 2006 // Insurance companies believe that even though a court rejected a motion to dismiss the Mississippi case challenging the flood exclusion in standard homeowners insurance policies, the ruling is actually a good sign for the...
Insurer Group Offers Flood Protection Tips for Texas Homeowners
Mar 28 2006 // As part of its ongoing consumer education campaign, the Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions is reminding homeowners to protect themselves during the spring flood season. Noting that floods often happen fast...
Racicot Comments: Miss. Lawsuit Overshadows Katrina Recovery
Mar 28 2006 // The unprecedented devastation along the Mississippi Gulf Coast wrought by Hurricane Katrina has prompted an outpouring of public and private resources to communities and individuals who have lost everything, Governor Marc...
N.H. House Votes to Help Flood Victims
Mar 27 2006 // New Hampshire resdents who lost property during last fall’s floods are a step closer to getting more help from the state. The House has approved a plan for the state to spend $3.4 million buying flood-damaged...
Tax Help Available for California Storm and Flood Victims
Mar 27 2006 // President George W. Bush has declared several areas in Northern California a Federal Disaster Area, following the devastating storms, flooding, and mudslides that occurred in several counties last December and in January...
