The Latest Breaking News on Floods

A flood alert has been issued for Edinburgh and the Lothians by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, as heavy rainfall could lead to severe disruption and delays today.

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

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.

Federal officials are pausing a proposal to rename Georgia’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, both names that come from onetime Confederate soldiers