Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington Town of Conconully Hit by Flash Flooding
Jul 7 2022 // A flash flood flowed through the streets of the town of Conconully in Washington’s remote Okanogan County, sending a foot of water and mud into 30 to 40 homes and businesses. County emergency managers said 1.7 inches...
West Virginia Governor Pushes Back After Feds Deny Flood Assistance
Jul 7 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he plans to appeal a ruling that denied federal assistance for flooding in three counties. Justice said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ruled that May 6 storm damage...
Update: Heavy Rains Ease Over Sydney but Floods Continue to Force Evacuations
Jul 6 2022 // A wild storm system has moved away from Sydney after pounding Australia’s largest city with four days of torrential rain, satellite images showed on Wednesday, although river waters stayed above danger levels,...
Torrential Rain Brings More Flooding to Sydney, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
Jul 5 2022 // Thousands of people on the outskirts of Sydney were told to leave their homes or prepare to evacuate as days of torrential rain leads to widespread flooding. With more bad weather on its way, authorities issued dozens of...
How Addressing Socioeconomic Inequality Is Key to Building Flood Resilience
Jul 4 2022 // Flooding is the most pervasive among natural disasters. According to the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, floods affect more people globally than any other type of natural hazard and cause some of the largest economic and...
Climate Change Driving Extreme Heat and Flooding in 2022: Report
Jul 1 2022 // Extreme weather events – from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours – have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. In the last...
Markets/Coverages: Aon Incorporates Climate Science Into European Flood Models
Jun 30 2022 // Insurance broker Aon has incorporate the latest climate science into its Impact Forecasting’s European flood models to help enable insurers to access more accurate loss estimates to help make better decisions for...
US Farmers Battle Floods, Heat in Bid to Replenish Food Supplies
Jun 30 2022 // Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like Justin Sherlock and the...
How Addressing Socioeconomic Inequality Is Key to Building Flood Resilience
Jun 29 2022 // This content first appeared in BRINK. BRINK is supported by Marsh McLennan Advantage and managed by Long Dash. It is republished here with permission. Flooding is the most pervasive among natural disasters. According to...
Sparks Fly at National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Hearing
Jun 28 2022 // On June 23, the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee held a hearing to discuss legislative proposals to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program...
China Launches Disaster Insurance Trials in 6 Cities Affected by Floods in 2021
Jun 28 2022 // China’s third-most populous province Henan will launch pilot programs for catastrophe insurance in six cities that were the hardest hit by historic floods last summer. Aside from its capital Zhengzhou, trials are to...
$5M in Grants Earmarked for Flood-Impacted Montana Businesses
Jun 27 2022 // Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is making up to $5 million in grant funding from Montana’s bed tax fund available to businesses that have been impacted by destructive flooding in southern Montana. Gianforte’s...
Flood Alert in China’s Manufacturing Hub at Highest Level
Jun 24 2022 // China’s manufacturing hub of Guangdong raised its flood warning to the highest level due to the worst rains in decades, spurring more evacuations and threatening further supply chain disruptions in an economy reeling...
Yellowstone Reopens After Changes Wrought by Flood
Jun 23 2022 // Hundreds of cars, trucks and recreational vehicles were backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopened Wednesday morning following record floods that reshaped the park’s...
Another Emergency Declared after Flooding in West Virginia
Jun 22 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for Mingo County due to damage caused by severe weather that struck last week. The storm last Friday caused flash flooding, downed trees and power lines and...
A Year Later: Tennessee Flood that Killed 20 Challenges Community
Jun 22 2022 // When a flash flood tore through Waverly, Tennessee, 17-year-old Zoe Turner ran to safety on the top floor of her family’s home. The rushing water would claim the lives of 20 of her neighbors, damage more than 700...
Yellowstone Park Aiming for Quick Reopening After Floods
Jun 21 2022 // Most of Yellowstone National Park should reopen within the next two weeks, much faster than originally expected after record floods pounded the region last week and knocked out major roads, federal officials...
Flooding Inundates More of Bangladesh and India, Stranding Nearly 10M People
Jun 21 2022 // DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India – Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5 million people stranded with little food and drinking water...
Yellowstone Flooding Recovery Could Take Years, Cost $1 Billion
Jun 20 2022 // Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best idea. Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering...
Floods in India, Bangladesh Leave Millions Homeless
Jun 20 2022 // DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by massive floods that have ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing...
