Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sandy Flood Claims Exceed $31M in R.I.; Average Payment Was $35,603
Jun 20 2013 // The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than 800 claims totaling more than $31 million to property owners in Rhode Island after Superstorm Sandy. The Providence Journal reports that the federal program also...
AIR Estimates Insured German Flood Losses between $5.28 and $7.66 Billion
Jun 20 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses in Germany from the recent floods in Central Europe are between €4.0 billion [$5.28 billion] and €5.8 billion [$7.66 billion]. The overall economic...
Monsoon Triggers Floods in India’s Himalayas, Killing 138
Jun 19 2013 // Air force helicopters and rescue teams searched for survivors in northern India after days of monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least 138 people and leaving hundreds missing. Parts of...
NE Kansas Counties Recovering After Tornado Damage
Jun 18 2013 // Northeast Kansas counties that were hit by a tornado and flooding in late May are waiting to hear if storms caused enough damage to make the region eligible for state or federal aid. An EF-2 tornado hit Marshall County on...
New FEMA Flood Maps Bring Some Relief to New Jersey Coast
Jun 18 2013 // More than seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore, thousands of homeowners are getting some relief from crushing rebuilding and insurance costs. The federal government has updated its flood...
Southeast Market Update: Flood, Medical Professional Liability
Jun 17 2013 // Frontline Homeowners Insurance, a coastal-focused insurer, is now offering wind and flood coverage to Alabama residents with coastal properties in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. As part of its program, the insurer offers a...
Allianz Estimates Its European Flood Losses at 350 Million Euros
Jun 14 2013 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said preliminary estimates show its net losses from the flood claims in Germany, Austria and part of Central Europe are 350 million euros ($467 million). The gross impact, before...
NYC Resiliency Task Force Urges Raised Homes, Toxic Material Safety
Jun 14 2013 // New York City’s buildings would be required to provide drinking water in common areas and have exterior plugs for temporary generators under proposals to make homes and businesses more resistant to major...
New Jersey Moves Ahead With Buyouts in Flood-Prone Areas
Jun 13 2013 // State officials in New Jersey are moving forward with plans to buy flood-prone properties in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Officials met with 129 Sayreville home and property owners who are approved for...
Ohio Governor: Push Harder for Flood Control Funding
Jun 13 2013 // Gov. John Kasich says members of the state’s congressional delegation haven’t pushed hard enough for federal money to help with flood control along the Blanchard River in northwest Ohio. The Courier in Findlay...
Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Releases Model for Recent German Floods
Jun 13 2013 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has launched a scenario model for the recent German floods. The bulletin explained that by “using event footprints that...
More Sinkhole Problems in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jun 12 2013 // Two new sinkholes are causing problems in Cape Girardeau, Mo., creating what city leaders call a “very dangerous” situation. The Southeast Missourian reports that the sinkholes are on busy South Sprigg Street,...
Floods Could Cost Germany $16 Billion in Economic Damage Warns Fitch
Jun 12 2013 // Floods that have devastated parts of southern and eastern Germany could briefly impede growth in Europe’s biggest economy, an industry body said, while ratings agency Fitch said the economic cost could be as high as...
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Proposes $20B Flood Plan After Sandy
Jun 11 2013 // New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a $20 billion system of flood barriers to protect low-lying areas from storms almost eight months after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region. In a report released today, the...
Flood of 2008 Changed Wisconsin Landscape, Taught Lessons
Jun 11 2013 // A devastating flood in 2008 that killed three people and caused $763 million in damage also changed the landscape of many Wisconsin counties – and while the changes were hard to stomach for some, authorities say the...
A New Threat for Hardest-Hit Sandy Victims: Soaring Flood Insurance Costs
Jun 10 2013 // George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home in New Jersey, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over. Like thousands of others in the hardest-hit coastal stretches of New...
Hungary Contains Danube Flooding as German Dikes Bursts on Elbe
Jun 10 2013 // Hungary was set to contain the Danube river from overflowing in Budapest while the economic toll grew in eastern Germany, where thousands of people have been forced to evacuate along the Elbe River. Hungarian authorities...
PERILS Provides Satellite Flood ‘Footprints’ for Central Europe
Jun 10 2013 // PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced the release of satellite-based flood footprints for the ongoing floods in Central Europe, concentrated on...
Oklahoma Death Toll at 20 After Tornado, Floods
Jun 7 2013 // Oklahoma medical examiner’s office says eight of the 20 people killed during the tornadoes on May 31 and subsequent flooding either drowned or probably drowned. The agency said that one person died of asphyxiation...
FEMA Publishes Latest Data on New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery
Jun 7 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week released its latest figures regarding Superstorm Sandy disaster assistance and recovery in New Jersey — including the National Flood Insurance Program claims payments...
