Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Illinois, Missouri Residents Prepare for Floods with Sandbags, Sweat
Jun 19 2008 // Hundreds of volunteers stacked sandbags atop a levee in small Missouri towns on the evening of June 18, hoping the extra few feet of protection would save the town from record-level flood crests expected to hit this week....
Analyst Sees U.S. Insurers’ Q2 Hurt by Flood Claims
Jun 19 2008 // A group of insurers who cover farmers in the event of catastrophe-driven losses are facing their worst claims in 15 years due to flooding in the Midwest, said a Lehman Brothers analyst, who cut second-quarter earnings...
Flood Damage Not Limited to ‘Flood Zones’
Jun 18 2008 // “I don’t need flood insurance; I’m not in a ‘flood zone.'” Or, “I don’t need flood insurance because my mortgage company said I don’t need it.” These statements are...
Illinois, Iowa Join Indiana in Moratorium on Policy Cancellations
Jun 18 2008 // The Illinois and Iowa Insurance Departments have implemented a 60-day moratorium on the cancellation and nonrenewal of insurance policies for people who live in counties affected by the recent storms and flooding. Indiana...
U. S. Department of Agriculture Mulls Over Options on Midwest Flood Aid
Jun 18 2008 // The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) will look “at everything possible” to aid Midwest farmers hurt by the worst flooding in more than 15 years, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Wednesday (June...
Insurers Could Be Hit by U.S. Midwest Crop Loss Claims
Jun 17 2008 // Insurers who sell coverage compensating farmers in the event of damage to their crops could be hit by claims from severe flooding in parts of the U.S. Midwest, according to an analyst report. While it is too soon to know...
North Dakota Officials Offer Advice to Flooded Iowa Counterparts
Jun 17 2008 // Officials in Grand Forks are reaching out to their counterparts in flooded Iowa, offering advice learned from the devastating 1997 Red River flood that swamped their city. “Every disaster is unique, every recovery is...
Many Wisconsin Communities Dropped Federal Flood Insurance
Jun 17 2008 // About 50 Wisconsin communities, including flood-damaged Lake Delton and La Valle near the Wisconsin Dells resort area, have dropped out of the federal flood insurance program, making residents ineligible for federal aid,...
Iowa Legislative Panel to Study Impact of Flooding on Livestock Industry
Jun 17 2008 // Iowa lawmakers agreed on June 12 to create a special committee to examine the economic impact of this spring’s flooding on Iowa’s livestock industry. The Legislative Council, a bipartisan group that runs the...
Feds Open Loan Office for Mississippi Flood Victims In Yazoo County
Jun 16 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration will open a disaster outreach loan center in Mississippi for Yazoo County flood victims. The SBA announced a disaster declaration for the county June 12. It’s in response to...
China Floods Kill 55; Over 1 Million Flee Homes; More Rain Forecast
Jun 16 2008 // State media reported that 55 people have been killed and seven are missing in flooding across a broad stretch of southern China. A Sunday, June 15, report by the official Xinhua News Agency says more than 1 million people...
Many Homeowners in Flooded Midwest Lack Insurance
Jun 16 2008 // Recent flooding that swamped parts of the Midwest, including Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa, caught many property owners unprotected. Only 1 percent of all Indiana homeowners have flood insurance. Wisconsin reports even less...
Survey: Despite Need Only 17% of Americans Have Flood Insurance
Jun 16 2008 // Record widespread flooding across the Midwest has once again highlighted the catastrophic damages that flooding can cause. Yet a survey conducted for the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) reveals that only 17...
Death Toll Stands at 10 in Aftermath of Midwest Tornadoes, Flooding
Jun 16 2008 // The death toll now stands at 10 in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin beginning June 6. States battled tornadoes that touched down in multiple areas, heavy...
Willis Partners With University of Bologna to Study Floods
Jun 13 2008 // The Willis Research Network (WRN), part of Willis Group, has announced the formation of a partnership with the University of Bologna “to include the renowned Italian institution’s flood research as part of more...
Indiana Flood Victims Scrape Out Homes, Consider Recovery Plans
Jun 13 2008 // DeWayne Warrick had built a waist-high pile of ruined chairs, couch cushions and other furniture on the curb outside his home. He topped it with a sizable collection of stuffed animals and a pink Dora the Explorer...
Midwest Flooding Forces Evacuations, Bridge Closings, Business Shutdowns
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
Flooding in Indiana Breaks Records Set in Great Flood of 1913
Jun 11 2008 // Flooding that’s swamped cities across central and southern Indiana is breaking records set during the state’s most devastating flood in modern times, a deluge that became known as The Great Flood of 1913. That...
West Virginia Gov. Expands State of Emergency in Flood-affected Areas
Jun 10 2008 // After touring flood-affected areas in central West Virginia and other parts of the state, and witnessing substantial damage, Gov. Joe Manchin expanded the state of emergency declared June 4, to six additional counties and...
Storms Cause Flooding in Indiana, Damage in Wisconsin and Illinois
Jun 9 2008 // The death toll now stands at eight in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin over the last five days. The forecast for all three states call for more of the...
