Intense flooding across Vermont trapped residents in their homes, washed out roads and set off widespread rescue efforts, a crisis that officials warned would continue at least through the week’s end. More than 100 people had been rescued statewide by Tuesday…
Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley, killing at least one person, swamping thoroughfares and forcing road closures on Sunday night, according to authorities. Meanwhile, much of the northeast United States was bracing for extreme rainfall on Monday. As the thunderstorms…
Heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides in western Rwanda, killing at least 55 people, while rescuers are trying to help those injured and trapped in their homes, a senior government official has said. "It rained heavily all night, causing immense…
MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 21 people including six children have died in Somalia’s flash flooding over the last week, according to the U.N. humanitarian agency. Nearly 100,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains and flash floods that…
A third "atmospheric river" storm has killed at least two people and left tens of thousands of homes without power across California. Torrential rains, high winds and heavy snow hit the state for a second day following a massive Pacific…
The death toll from a flash flood that swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg has risen from nine to 14, South African officials have confirmed. Rescue teams resumed search operations on Monday with…
Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in the central African country. Floods are not uncommon during Chad's rainy season, which usually runs from May to…
Communities in three Australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. Parts of the country have received up to four times their average October rainfall in just 24 hours. At least 500 homes have been…
A revived Hurricane Ian battered South Carolina, bringing heavy rains and flooded streets as the death toll in the US from one of its costliest storms climbed to 27. The storm barrelled through western Cuba and raked across Florida before gathering strength in the warm…
At least eight people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four people missing. Around 400 millimetres of rain fell within…