New Jersey Native Credited for Saving 165 People from Texas Floodwaters
KERR COUNTY, Texas — A New Jersey native is being celebrated as an American hero after saving 165 people from devastating floods in central Texas. …
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Tornado outbreak and catastrophic floods target Mid-South as historic spring storm slams U.S.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — A powerful and slow-moving spring storm system is set to deliver life-threatening weather across multiple regions of the United States through …
Kamala Harris Announces $750 Aid Check for North Carolina Families Who Lost Everything in Hurricane Floods
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Wednesday that the federal government will provide a $750 payment to hurricane victims affected by recent flooding …
LA Mayor Floods City’s Metro System With Cops As Fatal Stabbings Plague Commuters
Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ordered a massive deployment of police officers to the city’s Metro system following a wave of stabbings, the …
Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods
RIYADH (Reuters) – Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab …
If Your Basement is Flooded, Don’t Call 911, Police Ask as Floods Hit North Jersey
SECAUCUS, NJ – The Secaucus Police Department has issued a warning to residents experiencing flooding in their basements and yards due to the current weather …
Man, dog safe after helicopter rescue amid Los Angeles floods
(Reuters) – A man and his dog were safe on Monday after the man jumped into raging Los Angeles floodwaters to save his pet and …
Stronger storm expected to hit California with potentially deadly floods
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A second, more powerful atmospheric river storm was headed for Southern California this weekend, threatening to unleash life-threatening floods …
Paterson Police and Fire Departments Respond to City Floods
PATERSON, NJ – The Paterson Police Department reports ongoing efforts to ensure public safety amidst widespread flooding in the city. The Paterson Fire Department has …
Australia tourist towns brace for floods in aftermath of cyclone Jasper
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents of tourist towns in Australia’s northeast on Thursday braced for flash flooding after Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore through …
Hit by floods and fires, a Greek villager has lost hope
By Louisa Gouliamaki SESKLO, Greece (Reuters) – The fires came first. Then the floods. In the small village of Sesklo in central Greece, 46-year old …
New York Governor Hochul Calls Flash Floods “New Normal” Amid Climate Change Concerns
NEW YORK, NY – Torrential rains led to flash flooding in New York City, a situation Governor Kathy Hochul described as the “new normal” in …
Flash Floods Engulf New York City, Disrupting Commute and Daily Life
NEW YORK, NY – Sudden torrential downpours brought flash flooding to New York City on Friday, halting subway services, flooding apartments, and transforming streets into …
Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after Storm Daniel …
Greek prosecutor orders investigation into deadly floods
ATHENS (Reuters) -A prosecutor for Greece’s top criminal court has ordered a probe into the causes and handling of floods triggered by a storm that …
Bulgaria’s floods death toll rises to 4
SOFIA (Reuters) – Two bodies more were recovered in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal area on Wednesday, bringing to four the death toll from floods triggered …
Floods prompt warnings about tainted U.S. Northeast water supplies
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – State officials across the U.S Northeast are warning residents about contaminated water following mass floods last week that swept raw …
Sunday storm floods Palisades Parkway
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – Flooding was reported through New York state as a passing storm drenched the state Sunday night. Rockland County, specifically the Palisades …
Corpses pile up after nearly 200 killed in Congo floods
By Crispin Kyala BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least 176 people have died in flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a …
Dem Mayor May Be Recalled As Murder Rate Soars, Trash Floods Streets
Dem Mayor May Be Recalled As Murder Rate Soars, Trash Floods Streets Laurel Duggan on March 1, 2023 Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is …
U.S. to give extra $100 million to Pakistan floods recovery
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official from the U.S. development agency USAID said on Monday that Washington would provide an additional $100 million in funding …
Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises
By Mircely Guanipa LAS TEJERIAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid …
Remnants of typhoon bring floods to Alaska’s western coast
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Remnants of the former typhoon Merbok flooded Alaska’s western coast on Saturday, bringing high waves, with wind gusts up to …
At least 10 dead as flash floods hit central Italy
By Cristiano Corvino CANTIANO, Italy (Reuters) -At least 10 people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, …
Flash floods hit Chicago metro area, stranding cars
(Reuters) – The National Weather Service on Sunday issued a flash flood warning for part of northeastern Illinois including Chicago’s northern metro area, after heavy …
Floods, landslides kill dozens as monsoon rains lash northern, eastern India
By Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash LUCKNOW/BHUBANESHWAR, India (Reuters) – Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern …
Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after rare closure forced by floods
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park will partly reopen on Wednesday after record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains that …
Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns
By Renju Jose SYDNEY – Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the …
Thousands of Australians return to ‘uninhabitable’ homes as floods recede
SYDNEY – Thousands of Australians returned to their homes on Thursday after torrential rains eased and floodwaters receded as authorities ramped up clean-up efforts and …