Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood Damage on Key Austrian Rail Link to Take Months to Repair
Sep 24 2024 // Austria’s national railways will need months to restore the country’s busiest train line after catastrophic floods wrecked infrastructure, throttling the capacity to move people and goods. Commuters and supply...
Historic Rainfall Inflicts Chaotic Floods Across Four Continents
Sep 19 2024 // Severe rains bucketed down on central Europe, Africa, Shanghai and the US Carolinas this week, underscoring the extreme ways in which climate change is altering the weather. Different meteorological phenomena are behind...
Central Europe Flood Deaths Rise as Citizens Race to Build Defenses
Sep 18 2024 // Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary on Tuesday as flood waters that have wreaked havoc across central Europe began to rise in new areas and the Czech Republic...
Update: Africa Floods Displace Millions, Prompt Warnings of Disease, Dam Bursts
Sep 18 2024 // Floods in Africa that are displacing millions of people from Guinea on the west coast to the Central African Republic more than 2,000 miles to the east are prompting warnings of dam bursts and disease. In Chad, rising...
Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners
Sep 18 2024 // State leaders tasked with reviewing Maine’s preparations and responses to climate change-fueled natural disasters are at a crossroads. While Maine has seen seven federal disaster declarations for severe storms and...
Flooding in Central Europe Could Cause Billions in Economic Losses, Analysts Say
Sep 17 2024 // The latest flooding in central Europe could cause economic losses ranging from several hundred million euros to billions, early estimates published on Monday found, as the region braced for more damage. Credit rating...
Tropical System Moving in Carolinas Monday With Winds, Rain, Floods
Sep 16 2024 // A potential tropical storm loomed off the coasts of the Carolinas Monday morning, with deteriorating conditions expected for the Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington areas. The National Weather Service and local news reports...
Update: Flood Death Toll Rises as Europe Counts Cost of Storm Boris
Sep 16 2024 // Floods ripped through central Europe killing at least 17 people, as governments across the region took emergency measures and prepared to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the cleanup. Flows in the Danube —...
Vermont Lags in Risk Management for Natural Disasters Including Flooding
Sep 12 2024 // Vermont has failed to complete many actions in its five-year hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the risk from natural disasters such as flooding, according to a new report from the state auditor’s office. The...
Thailand Raises Flood Warnings as Deaths Rise After Typhoon Yagi
Sep 12 2024 // Thailand warned a new storm may cause more floods and landslides, while death toll from Typhoon Yagi and the monsoon rains continued to rise. More than 40 provinces were placed on alert for possible flash floods as a new...
Typhoon Yagi Kills 14 in Vietnam as Officials Warn of Heavy Rain, Flooding
Sep 9 2024 // At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by...
Revolutionizing Flood Insurance with CoreLogic® Flood Risk Score
Aug 28 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Rising floodwaters pose a significant threat to communities and economies worldwide, making flood insurance a vital component of risk management. However, accurately...
Connecticut Offers $5 Million in Grants to Help Small Businesses With Flood Recovery
Aug 27 2024 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state is launching a $5 million micro-grant program to assist small businesses in the western portion of the state rebuild and recover from the record rainfall and flooding...
Conflicting Federal Policies May Cost Residents Near Dams More on Flood Insurance
Aug 26 2024 // Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their homes and worksites, according to an...
Western Alaska Yup’ik Village Floods as River Rises From a Series of Storms
Aug 23 2024 // Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days after a minister had to use a front loader to free people from flooded homes. Napakiak, a...
Collapsed Rail Bridge Gets Controlled Demolition After Severe Flooding
Aug 22 2024 // NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Half of a collapsed rail bridge connecting South Dakota and Iowa was blasted in a controlled demolition, part of the process to remove the bridge months after it fell into the river, swollen...
Flood-Stricken Connecticut Seeks Emergency Assistance from Federal Agencies
Aug 20 2024 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has submitted a request to President Joe Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a federal emergency declaration for Fairfield , New Haven, and Litchfield counties in...
Tri-State Region Shocked as Severe Floods Take 2 Lives, Leave Trail of Destruction
Aug 19 2024 // Flooding caused by heavy rains is being blamed for the deaths of two women, major damage to roads and other infrastructure, and substantial residential and vehicle flooding over the weekend and Monday in Connecticut, New...
North Dakota Commissioner Urges Property Damage Assessment After Flash Floods
Aug 14 2024 // In the wake of flash flooding in the Bismarck-Mandan area, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread is reminding residents to take immediate steps to assess and document any property damage and to review their...
Floods Threaten Europe as Searing Heat Gives Way to Storms
Aug 14 2024 // Extreme heat in parts of Spain and France is giving way to storms and flood warnings, while Greece is bracing for more blazes after the huge wildfire near Athens was brought under control. Orange alerts are in place for a...
