The Latest Breaking News from Flood

An inquest into the death of a woman who died in floodwaters in Tasmania's north-west seven years ago has heard the State Emergency Service's (SES) regional manager for the north-west ignored his colleagues' calls to evacuate the town.

Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency in several counties as US state prepares for heavy rainfall.

Evacuations will start in remote towns and outback properties in northwest Queensland with flood warnings for a number of rivers in the isolated region.

California is bracing for the arrival of an atmospheric river that forecasters warn will bring heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and the threat of flooding even as the state is still digging out from earlier storms

Local board member and community constable Don Allan says it will be hard for police to determine who cut the big anchor cable; the community must come together and stop pointing fingers over the January floods.

LOS ANGELES — A powerful storm barreling toward California from the tropical Pacific threatens to trigger widespread river flooding throughout the state as warm rain melts a record accumulation of snowpack and sends runoff surging down mountains and into streams and reservoirs.

Craig Smith had a "major" flood in his flat in the north of Glasgow on February 14 after his bathroom water tank sprang a leak.

Eastern KY high school rebuilds band program months after devastating floods

Widespread rainfall expected in state’s south-east this weekend but nowhere near the 500mm recorded in the north-west

The largest and longest flood response operation on record from the New South Wales State Emergency Service has today come to a welcome end.

Forecasters say the result could be massive flooding and a potential for avalanches across stretches of the state.