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Q: I read with interest your recent article about the condo-dweller damaged by his neighbor’s leaky toilet. In that situation, the damage was minor. We had a situation where our upstairs neighbor had a major flood that severely damaged our apartment. Should we address this differently? —Janet

More than 200 million face more intense and frequent floods due to plastic pollution blocking drainage systems, report finds

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.

A national flood management conference has been told governments need to look at where houses are being built as well as how they are being constructed.

Gary York, 65, and John Walter, 72, were killed in Buckskin Gulch and their bodies carried for miles

Spanish authorities protectively shut down schools, universities and day-care centres as torrential rains swept over the coastal southeast on Tuesday following a long drought, leaving behind flooded basements, submerged cars and closed-off roads.

Houses may have to be removed, waterways opened up and new rules passed as part of an ambitious $1 billion plan to sort Auckland's flood-prone neighbourhoods within six years

The risk of catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin has diminished as cool temperatures have predominated this spring, flattening the melt curve of the Sierra’s epic snowpack, state officials said Monday.

Crews hope wet weather could be ‘turning point’ after worst start to fire season on record in which area the size of Wales has burned

talian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Tuesday a package worth over two €2 billion for the northeast Emilia Romagna region after devastating floods which left 14 people dead.