The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Critics, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, have slammed Homeland Security and FEMA for spending $640K on migrant assistance, leaving insufficient funds for hurricane relief efforts as FEMA struggles to support victims of Hurricane Helene.

Before Hurricane Helene's landfall last week the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to alert emergency planners, first responders and residents of the impending perils

Their daughter shared the photos to Facebook begging for help, but the house collapsed into the floodwaters before rescuers could get there.

An electric pickup truck apparently withstood flooding that would have destroyed a conventional combustion vehicle.

Hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities

The US president and vice president are visiting the Carolinas and Georgia, where more than one million lack power.

Damage to sewage systems and pipes means widespread boil water notices and conservation orders could last weeks

Hurricane Helene dumped heavy rain on a mountainous region hundreds of miles away from the coast

Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024. Across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where the worst flooding occurred, the amount of rainfall exceeded levels that would be expected on average only once every 1,000 years.