Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pakistan Looks ‘Like a Sea’ After Devastating Floods: Prime Minister
Sep 7 2022 // SEHWAN, Pakistan – Parts of Pakistan seemed “like a sea,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation,...
Emergency Declared After Flooding in Northwest Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia over the Labor Day weekend, sparking flash flooding in some areas. Local news reports showed roads under water and homeowners struggling to keep water out,...
Low Rate of Flood Insurance Cover Spells Danger as Climate Crisis Deepens
Sep 2 2022 // Insured losses from floods doubled to $80 billion globally during 2011-2020 compared to the previous decade, while insurance penetration lingered at just 18%, according to Swiss Re Institute’s economic insights...
Mississippi Capital City Without Running Water After Floods Worsen Pump Problems
Aug 31 2022 // In Mississippi’s capital, thousands of residents have no running water, after river flooding contributed to longstanding problems at the city’s water treatment facilities. Emergency officials on Tuesday were...
UN Issues Flash Appeal for $160 Million to Help Pakistan With Floods
Aug 30 2022 // The United Nations issued a flash appeal on Tuesday for $160 million to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic floods that have killed more than 1,100 people, destroyed infrastructure and crops, and affected 33 million...
China’s Drought-Hit Regions Now Face Heavy Rains, Flooding
Aug 30 2022 // More than 100,000 people have been moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that was devastated by a heatwave and drought for most of the summer. Heavy rain was...
Texas, Federal Government at Odds Over Flood Relief Discrimination Suit
Aug 29 2022 // The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders of the difficulties he faced in trying to get his mold-infested walls and leaky roof repaired after...
Mississippi Capital Area Bracing for More Pearl River Flooding
Aug 29 2022 // The rental home that Suzannah Thames owns in Mississippi’s capital city was filled with dirty, snake-infested flood water when the Pearl River overflowed its banks in 2020. On Friday, Thames pointed to a column on...
Droughts, Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Economy $5.6T by 2050
Aug 29 2022 // Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. This year heavy...
Deaths From Pakistan Floods Top 1,000 in ‘Climate Catastrophe’
Aug 29 2022 // ISLAMABAD (AP) – Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate...
California Desert Flooding Damaged L.A. to Phoenix Highway
Aug 26 2022 // The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the...
Mississippi Cleaning Up After Heavy Rains, Flash Flooding
Aug 26 2022 // Heavy rain and flash flooding have prompted evacuations, rescue operations and closures across Mississippi. Rain has pummeled the central and southern parts of the state for the last three days. In statements posted to...
Report: Atmospheric Storms Could Result in $3.2B in Flood Damage by Century’s End
Aug 25 2022 // Atmospheric rivers that bombard the Western U.S. from time to time could result in as much as $3.2 billion in flood damage by century’s end, according to researchers who published a new study in the journal...
Weather Whiplash: Summer Lurches From Drought to Flood
Aug 25 2022 // Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought. Sound familiar? It should. The Dallas region is just the latest...
Heavy Rain Floods Streets Across Dallas-Fort Worth Region
Aug 23 2022 // Heavy rains across the drought-stricken Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads and water seeped into some homes and...
New Zealand Weighs Damage After Floods Batter South Island
Aug 22 2022 // New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain. Last week’s rains in northern...
Heavy Rain Continues to Flood New Zealand, Forcing Evacuations
Aug 19 2022 // WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Heavy rain continued to pelt New Zealand on Thursday, causing further disruptions and road closures from a storm that has already forced hundreds of people to evacuate their...
Kentucky Governor Plans to Call Special Session on Flood Relief
Aug 17 2022 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday he hopes to call a special session of the state legislature in the next few weeks to work on flood relief. “Everybody is committed to it,” Beshear said at a Monday news...
$12M in Emergency Funding for Death Valley Flood Repairs
Aug 17 2022 // Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads in Death Valley National Park, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said. Most...
Assistance Also Available for Renters in Flooded Eastern Kentucky
Aug 11 2022 // Federal assistance is available not just for homeowners, but also for renters whose homes and property were damaged by recent floods in eastern Kentucky. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said individual assistance...
