Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Alaska capital faces major flood

"We didn't even think that this was possible," Aaron Jacobs at the National Weather Service Juneau told ABC News

Salon

At least 2 buildings destroyed in flooding in Alaska's capital from glacial lake water release

Officials in Alaska say at least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated after flooding caused by a release of water from a glacial lake

The Independent UK

Record floods ravage Slovenia, PM calls it ‘worst’ disaster in its history

The small Alpine nation experienced devastating floods over Friday and Saturday that killed three people.

Al Jazeera

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change

A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992

The Independent UK

Don't count renewed Newcastle Knights out of the top eight just yet

Let's hope that the Knights can carry this on.

Newcastle Herald

Cong. stages walkout, seeking immediate flood relief

The Hindu

Anger in China over plan to use cities as ‘moat’ to save Beijing from floods

Communist party secretary for Hebei made comments after visiting flood-hit areas earlier this week

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Watch | What caused Yamuna’s devastating floods?

A video examining the reasons behind the Yamuna flooding around Delhi and how it has forced several people to shift to relief camps

The Hindu

Three dead, 17 missing after landslide hits roadside shops in Kedarnath

Triggered by heavy rainfall, the landslide is the biggest accident on the Kedarnath route since the flash floods that left over 6,000 dead a decade ago.

The Hindu

The force of the flood

Record breaking rains pummelled the north-eastern districts of Telangana — Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally — last week, triggering flash floods, marooning several villages, and causing death and destruction.

The Hindu

AP CM Jagan to review relief operations in flood-hit areas soon

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the district Collectors of the flood-affected Alluri Sitharama Raju, Eluru, Konaseema, and East and West Godavari districts to take up relief and rescue operations effectively.

The Hindu

Couple gets married in ankle-deep rainwater after typhoon floods church

About 50 guests showed up to the wedding, despite dangerous weather

The Independent UK

TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches

Pandawara formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes – now they are national celebrities

The Guardian - AU

Heavy rain and thunderstorms set to keep lashing Britons until end of week

Some parts of the country saw flooding on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Central team assesses flood damage in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu districts

Villagers of Moranchapally narrated their harrowing experiences of devastating floods before the Central team

Evening Standard

Man rescued from van and 19 evacuated as flooding hits London

Around one square mile was flooded up to depth of around one metre in Wembley

The Guardian - UK

Aftermath of Typhoon Doksuri brought Beijing floods, meteorologists explain

Rising ocean temperatures caused by climate crisis are also said to be causing China’s extreme weather

The Hindu

Godavari flood victims in Chintoor Agency of Andhra Pradesh choose to stay put in relief camps

Thousands of families who went atop the hills and those who were shifted to relief camps in the wake of flood in the Godavari in the Chintoor Agency of Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district are staying put there even as the water receded completely. They said that they chose to stay…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

China floods have left at least 20 dead

Beijing's rainfall is the heaviest recorded in 140 years, reaching nearly 30 inches between Saturday and Wednesday. The downpours have triggered landslides and floods. Thousands have been evacuated.

The Hindu

Over 6,000 farmers report crop loss in Konaseema as Godavari recedes

Godavari flood recedes, thousands of acres of crops still inundated. First flood warning withdrawn at Bhadrachalam and Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage. Roads in flood-hit tribal pockets open for transportation. 6,000 acres of crops damaged, 6,042 ryots report crop loss, estimated ₹5 crore loss.

The Hindu

Furnish another report on floods, relief measures: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, August 1, said there was no mention about the death of five persons in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in the report presented by the State government on the recent floods.

Newsroom.co.nz

DIY climate retreat: the village that won't wait on government

As Hawke's Bay councils meet behind closed doors this week to debate a deal to buy out high flood-risk properties, one small Māori community is going it alone. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Guardian - UK

Filipino couple wade through flood waters on wedding day

Paulo and Mae Padilla’s neighbourhood was submerged following two typhoons, but they were determined to make it down the aisle

The Hindu

Irrigation department favours change of gates, additional vents for higher discharge at Kaddam

At a high-level meeting, it was decided to create 2 lakh cusecs flood discharge capacity, replace 65-year-old crest gates, study flood protection works on rivers like Ganga, Brahmaputra, take protection measures for key installations, relocate affected villages, take mitigation measures for 7 major streams, and propose interventions like groynes/spurs.

The Hindu

‘CM failed to console flood victims’

1 … 170 171 172 173

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

TikTok

27,564 stories

Bharatiya Janata Party

National Weather Service

142 stories

STA

39 stories

The Telangana High Court

31 stories

Napier

15 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.