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No Insurance Coverage for Idaho Homeowners After Sewers Back Up

The insurance company for the south-central Idaho city of Twin Falls says it won’t pay reimbursement costs sought by residents whose homes sustained damage when the city sewers backed up last month. The Idaho Counties Risk Management Program sent letters …

Tropical Storm Dolly Moves Ashore off Gulf of Mexico

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Dolly threatened flash floods and mudslides in mountainous areas as it moved in from Mexico’s Gulf coast, where authorities had readied shelters and suspended school classes on Wednesday. The U.S. Hurricane Center said Dolly was …

Central Europe Hit by Rains, Floods and Landslides: AIR Analysis

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released a report on the current heavy rains and floods that have inundated large parts of Central Europe during the past several weeks, causing “some of the worst floods seen in the area in …