Jul 29 Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camps By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Days of heavy rainfall have pounded Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families or in communal shelters. Continue reading
Jul 26 Belgian party calls for investigation into deadly floods By Associated Press A political party in Belgium has requested the appointment of a parliamentary commission to investigate the deadly floods that ravaged several towns this month. Continue reading
Jul 22 China’s Zhengzhou begins cleanup after floods ravage city By Associated Press Rains continued to pound parts of Henan province of which Zhengzhou is the capital city. Continue reading
Jul 19 Germany defends its preparation for deadly floods By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The floods caught many people by surprise and left over 190 people dead in Western Europe, but German officials concede that they will need to learn lessons from the disaster. Continue reading
Jul 15 More than 60 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Storms across parts of western Europe caused rivers and reservoirs to burst their banks, resulting in several flash floods overnight as rain-soaked soil failed to absorb any more water. Continue reading
May 05 Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench the South By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Relentless wind and rain have pummeled large swaths of the South, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Thousands of spring break revelers force Miami Beach to enforce curfew In our news wrap Monday, Florida's Miami Beach saw thousands of spring break revelers that defined face mask orders and social distancing guidelines over the weekend, prompting officials to authorize an overnight curfew until April 12. Also, The Supreme Court… Continue watching
Jul 05 Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Large areas along the Kuma River were swallowed by floodwaters, with many houses, buildings and vehicles submerged almost up to their roofs. Mudslides smashed into houses, sending people atop rooftops waving at rescuers. Continue reading
May 21 PHOTOS: Dam failure floods Michigan city, displacing thousands amid pandemic By Corey Williams, Tammy Webber, Carlos Osorio, Associated Press Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were also mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could displace sediment from a downstream Superfund site. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 8:45 In the Bahamas, ‘slow’ government response leaves residents turning to strangers for help Hurricane Dorian came ashore at Cape Hatteras in North Carolina Friday, still packing winds of 90 miles per hour and threatening a storm surge of four to seven feet. More than 330,000 homes and businesses across the Carolinas and southern… Continue watching