The Latest Breaking News from Flood

An extraordinarily active winter season across California has been full of moisture-laden storms that have helped lessen a drought

After the back-to-back named storms last year left billions of dollars in flood losses across Florida, one organization is warning that major reforms are needed to government regulations and flood insurance, especially inland as climate change makes storms wetter and more powerful.

California’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings.

The local community rallied to help the couple

The town of Pajaro was flooded by the nearby river after repeated deluges, forcing residents to shelter at a fairground

Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff

A yellow weather warning is in place for rain across parts of the UK with persistent downpours expected in Scotland, Wales, the north and midlands of England

A tiny community is still under water in northwest Queensland as locals elsewhere in the region begin to count the cost of record floods.

Traditional owners and environmental groups allege the decision feed feral horses during flooding in Victoria led to a sacred site being damaged.