The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Shack owners in the South Australian town of Punyelroo are getting their first look – via kayak – at their muddied homes that have spent weeks submerged by floodwaters. But for others, accessing their flood-affected homes is still awhile away.

As the economist Herman Daly pithily said, the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment – not the reverse. Nature makes our lives possible through what scientists call ecosystem services. Think healthy food, clean water, feed for livestock, building materials, medicine, flood and storm control, recreation, and attractions…

Charles said he had been following the news of the severe weather with the ‘deepest concern’.

The total number of people killed as a result of the eastern Kentucky floods has risen to 45.

Several councils raised concerns that much-needed development would be restricted

South Australia's chief psychiatrist is recommending Murray River communities seek mental health support sooner rather than later, after residents endured a prolonged pre-disaster period.

One of the worst-affected families from last year's flood disaster in northern Tasmania has been dealt another blow after vandals broke into their waterlogged home and spray-painted walls, smashed glass and bashed holes in plaster.

Scots may have to brace for more wild wintery conditions as parts of the country could see 100mm of rainfall on Thursday.

In the summer of 2021 large parts of London saw severe flash floods which caused nine Tube stations to be closed