Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Mexican Areas Hit by Devastating Floods Also Struggle With Severe Cartel Violence: Report

Many of the municipalities hit the hardest by devastating floods lie within territories where violent clashes are common, as rival criminal groups continue fighting in the region.

Latin Times

'God sent you': bravery saved town from mass tragedy

Residents of a leafy rural village were used to floods and thought they would be safe but a wall of water spared almost nothing and no one.

AAP

'Forever missed': the final call before mum swept away

The families of two people killed in an "inland tsunami" have remembered the victims as loving parents and grandparents whose legacies live on.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Homeowners urged to use five key plants to make gardens ‘flood ready’

The Department for Environment highlighted five key plant types that can help gardens become ‘flood-ready’

The Independent UK

Choosing right plants for garden can help protect it from flooding – minister

Homeowners are being urged to make their gardens ‘flood ready’ as part of Flood Action Week.

The Independent UK

Alaska's Kipnuk Evacuated by Air as Typhoon-Related Flooding Swamps Coastal Villages

Alaskan coastal villages are being evacuated after Typhoon Halong's remnants triggered historic flooding—one of the largest airlifts in state history as communities face ruin and climate questions.

International Business Times UK

Sponge, baby, sponge to deal with flooding risks

Letters: Alastair Chisholm and Laurie Wilcockson on the steps the government needs to take to ensure we can buy and live in homes without fear of flooding

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

A senior meteorologist says the weather bureau's warnings were "clear and timely" before a flash flood that killed two people and led to more than 100 rescues.

AAP

Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain

In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers

The Guardian - UK

‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows

The Guardian - AU

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

While the weather bureau was warning of a major flood in a rural town, emergency services feared it was going to be much worse, an inquest has been told.

AAP

The Guardian view on the rising risk from flooding: uninsurable buildings should focus minds on climate adaptation

Editorial: The bleak future faced by one small town offers a cautionary tale about the threat from global heating

The Guardian - UK

Evacuations ordered for areas impacted by LA wildfires as new storms spark mudslide fears

Areas ravaged by the Palisades Fire are now more vulnerable to mudslides

The Independent UK

California braces as fierce storm batters fire-ravaged hillsides

Evacuations ordered in about 115 Los Angeles area homes as heavy rain and wind raise fears of mudslides and flooding

The Guardian - US

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Spain flooding map: Weather alerts remain in place after homes evacuated due to heavy rainfall

Flash flooding has left tourists and residents across eastern Spain stranded

International Business Times UK

Twisters in Tinseltown? Rare Tornado Warning Shocks Los Angeles as Storm Slams Southern California

Los Angeles faces a rare tornado warning as a powerful storm hits Southern California with heavy rain, flash floods, and strong winds.

International Business Times UK

California Braces for Early-Season Storm; Flash Flood Watch Issued for Most of LA County

Southern California has been placed under a flash flood watch as a severe storm brings heavy rain, strong winds, and the risk of debris flows.

The Independent UK

Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California

Some homes have been ordered evacuated in wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods as Southern California was hit by a rare October storm that was expected to pummel the region with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Death toll from torrential rains in Mexico rises to 64 as search continues for missing

Helicopters ferry food and water to nearly 200 communities that remain cut off by ground

International Business Times UK

Alaska Typhoon Updates: Which Cities Were Flooded and Where the Storm Is Headed Next

Remnants of Typhoon Halong flood western Alaska, leaving homes destroyed, residents rescued, and more storms forecast across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Axios

Photos: Powerful storm pummels U.S. East Coast

The days-long powerful storm is set to slam the U.S. East Coast with heavy rains, coastal flooding and gusty winds into tomorrow.

The Guardian - UK

Doors, drains and paving perils: protecting your home from flooding

Climate breakdown and crumbling defences mean more homes in England are at risk – but you are not completely defenceless

The Guardian - UK

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

AAP

'Day from hell': how family survived an inland tsunami

Locals from a rural village razed by a ferocious, swirling flash flood have told their miraculous tales of survival during an "absolute day from hell".

International Business Times

At Least 64 Dead, 65 Missing In Mexico Floods

Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing.

1 … 12 13 14 15

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the National Weather Service

Los Angeles Fire Department

26 stories

Los Zetas

25 stories

The Environment Department

16 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.