The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Bathgate cemetery's baby section was damaged by flooding over the Christmas period but a new defensive wall should stop the most serious flooding.

First round of tests to focus on extreme weather events

Officials warn the storm could cause "locally catastrophic" flooding, and poses life-threatening risks.

Drainage works start on Monday (March 13)

As floodwaters slowly ease in remote Burketown, the residents who refused to evacuate have been warned of unseen hazards and crocodile sightings.

New Zealand will move out of a state of emergency on Tuesday as the country starts to recover from damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle last month, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said on Monday.

Widespread destruction of property and major cattle losses are taking a mental toll on residents impacted by floods in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Emergency services are flying more supplies into isolated communities that are expected to be cut off for months yet.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Officials have known for decades that the Pajaro River levee that failed this weekend — flooding an entire migrant town and trapping scores of residents — was vulnerable but never prioritized repairs in part because they believed it did not make financial sense to protect the low-income…

Flood warnings for Cootamundra have been downgraded after flash flooding prompted widespread evacuation orders this morning.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patricia Equihua couldn’t help but think of the strawberry fields Sunday. A 19-year resident of Pajaro, Equihua, a strawberry picker, was among the thousands wondering what to do after a levee along the Pajaro River breached and caused massive flooding to the unincorporated Monterey County town.

Historic flooding in northwest Queensland is likely to continue with more rain forecast, after almost 100 residents fled one town.