Flood News

Army units joined emergency crews volunteers and worried locals around the country as communities rallied in the face of rising flood waters.

Parts of Scotland have remained under flood water after a month's rain fell in just 36 hours in some places.

Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's picturesque Lake District.

Flash floods have caused havoc on Yorkshire roads. Heavy rain and winds of up to 50mph brought traffic to a standstill on some roads with drivers warned to beware of surface water, broken tree branches and flying debris.

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THE RAIN has been replaced by gale force winds in East Lancashire but torrential downpours are expected to return tonight and will continue over the weekend.

Nearly 60 000 people were left homeless in Sri Lanka on Thursday following flash floods in the capital Colombo and the suburbs, an official said.

Heavy rain has lashed parts of Scotland causing flooding and driving problems for motorists.

Hundreds of homes fronting the Forty Arpent Canal in Meraux were destroyed or washed away after Hurricane Katrina.

The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned of a high risk of flooding to property on Thursday.

Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month - which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project - have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks.

Heavy rain caused flooding in parts of the country today as a 'perfect storm' of gales and more than half of November's average rainfall hit already weather-battered communities.

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A A 750,000 scheme to ease flooding throughout Oxford was completed today. The Environment Agencya s work to install culverts on Hinksey Drain near the Redbrige park-and-ride site has freed up a bottleneck to the south of the city that had caused water to back up.

The National Weather Service says the winds and rain splashing Western Washington eased Tuesday as a storm system moved inland.

November is prime time for storms around here and this year is no different as two storms are racing toward the Pacific Northwest, expected to bring heavy rain and possibly very strong winds to parts of the region Monday and Tuesday.

A powerful storm slammed the Oregon coast, leaving several rivers at or near flood stage Tuesday.

An online search of any major North American city will yield a flood of blogs, advertisements, and diarists' musings.

Chennai : A flood alert has been issued and people have been asked to be vigilant and move to safer locations here, after the Vaigal dam reached its full level due to continuous rains.

IPOH: The floods situation in Perak is still bad as the number of people evacuated in the Kerian district rose to 1,166 this morning from 545 yesterday.