Latest Floods News
Severe weather wreaks havoc across the US — from Midwest flooding to deadly Northeast storms
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Severe weather over days has caused havoc and destruction across the U.S. That includes torrential rains and flooding in the Upper Midwest and powerful storms in the Northeast that left a least two people dead from falling trees. The deadly storms that raked...
What happened to Minnesota's Rapidan Dam? Here's what to know about its flooding and partial failure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles, wrecked a substation and washed away part of a riverbank. A home on the edge of the eroded slope collapsed into...
Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the river in the latest jarring example of extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest. Video shows the white frame house falling into the flood-swollen Blue...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. June 25, 2024. Editorial: Airboat trespassing ruling raises interesting point Generally speaking, waterways are open to anyone with the wherewithal to navigate them. Rivers and streams may flow through private property, but they don’t...
Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rick Satterwhite’s house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn’t really seemed necessary – until this week, when he had to pump water out of his basement after a round of destructive storms. It’s not the first time he’s had...
Swiss inspect the damage after sudden storms flood roads, halt air traffic in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — Clean-up crews and business owners were inspecting the damage Wednesday after sudden storms lashed southwestern Switzerland the previous night, sending torrents of water through roads and temporarily halting air traffic at Geneva's airport. In the lakeside town of...
Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail added insult to injury for people in the Midwest already contending with heat, humidity and intense flooding after days of rain. The National Weather Service on Tuesday afternoon and evening issued multiple...
Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in its largest city, Karachi, where doctors treated thousands of victims of heatstroke at various hospitals, health officials said Tuesday. Several people fell unconscious in...
At least 24 killed by flooding, landslides after days of heavy rains in Ivory Coast’s largest city
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Flooding and landslides in Ivory Coast’s largest city of Abidjan have left at least 24 people dead following a week of heavy rains, four times the usual volume in some cases, authorities said Tuesday. Flood-related deaths are not uncommon in the West...
Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. killed at least two, collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters. An Illinois man died...
