Flood News

The swollen Ouachita River topped 47 feet Wednesday, but the rate of rise has slowed and the levee system remains intact, officials said.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has published draft flood risk maps of communities in Caldwell County, Texas.

The NSW government has declared the shires of Nambucca, Bellingen and Kempsey, and Coffs Harbour on the mid north coast natural disaster areas in the wake of extensive flooding.

Kuala Krai and Pasir Mas were two areas hit by floods in Kelantan and 300 people were evacuated since the afternoon when rivers Sungai Kelantan and Sungai Golok overflowed.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 6 -- Flooding struck Terengganu during the rainy season and people in three districts were evacuated to safe ground Friday morning.

U.S. Rep. Phil Hare has presented a congressional committee with 7,000 signatures seeking higher Mississippi River levees.

The number of people killed by floods in central Vietnam rose to 107, as officials said on Friday the new estimate of damage caused by Mirinae was at least 120-million dollars.

The 69-year-old watchman couldn't swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on -- for three nights and two days.

Hurricane Ida made landfall in eastern Nicaragua Thursday with 75 mph winds, but degraded to a near-stationary tropical storm, U.S. forecasters reported.

SEATTLE A strong cold front is moving through the Northwest Thursday, bringing high winds and heavy rains to Western Washington and snow to the Cascades.

Canada is ill-equipped to lead a coordinated response to a massive emergency like a flood, terrorist attack or global pandemic like H1N1, warns Auditor General Sheila Fraser.

The Mississippi, Missouri, Meramec and other rivers are now falling and are expected to dip back below flood stage over the next several days.

On a sunny fall Saturday, friends and neighbors gathered at Bobby Kendall's place to help him build a 2-foot barrier of sandbags around his suburban Seattle home.

With water levels continuously rising in the Sabine River the Deweyville Independent School District is taking precautions.

The general insurance industry may not be able to cope with the increased frequency and severity of floods and typhoons brought about by climate change, the Association of British Insurers said on Wednesday.

A couple of months ago, the agricultural situation in his district was rather dire, said Dr.

Cass County commissioners are supporting a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for flood protection.

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King County crews Monday morning installed the first of 27 blue-and-white evacuation signs that will help lead evacuees to safety in the event of a major Green River flood.

Little Rock - Both the lower White River and the Ouachita River are continuing to rise following heavy rain last week - raising worries of potential flooding.