The Latest Breaking News on Floods

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued major flood warnings across NSW as emergency services perform floodwater rescues.

In what could be the worst storm in five decades, residents are warned to take action against rising waters that may not recede for hours

Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced for what forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, accompanied by strong winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding

Residents along Alaska’s western coast were battening down Friday before the expected arrival of one of the fiercest storms the state has faced in more than a decade, with meteorologists warning of hurricane-force winds and heavy rain that could trigger severe flooding.

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Floodwaters are receding in Pakistan's worst-hit southern Sindh province, officials said Friday, a potentially bright sign in an ongoing crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the impoverished South Asian country. The Indus River, which had swelled until earlier this month, was now rushing at “normal”…

Irrigation authorities releasing 9.91 lakh cusecs into the sea

At least 10 people in Italy have died after flash flood swept through towns and villages following a "water bomb" of rainfall. Around 16 inches of rain fell in just two to three hours on Thursday.

Amanda Bilal-Jones' son has been sleeping on the couch since the family's home was flooded at the end of August