Flooding

Almost half of Valencia’s flood victims were aged over 70, figures show

Almost half of the 216 people known to have died in the catastrophic floods that hit the eastern Spanish region of Valencia at the end of October were 70...

Mud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit town

Hundreds of people have heckled Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia, as well as the prime minister and...

Dead bodies found after torrential rain brings flash flooding to Spain

Several dead bodies have been recovered by emergency workers after torrential rain caused flash floods in southern and...

Seven people missing after torrential rain brings flash flooding to Spain

At least seven people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods in southern and eastern Spain, shutting...

Report: A Surge of Farm Waste Vulnerable to Flooding

In recent years, Southern states like Georgia and the Carolinas have seen an explosion in the number of...

Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century

Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century.Two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in...

Weatherwatch: a year after Suffolk floods, underinsured homeowners struggle to rebuild

A year since storms wreaked havoc on parts of rural Suffolk, where picturesque black and white cottages were among the properties flooded, some owners...

Floods are wreaking havoc around the world. Vienna might have found an answer | Gernot Wagner

Floods are seemingly unavoidable these days. Florida, North Carolina, Nigeria, Tunisia, Mexico, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Poland and Austria are among the places that have...

Weather tracker: Extensive flooding in Japan after ‘unprecedented’ rainfall

Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, with at least one person reported dead and several more unaccounted for.Officials said...

Warnings issued for lightning and rain in England and Wales

A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales.The Met Office says damage to buildings...

Two missing and 1,000 evacuated as Storm Boris devastates northern Italy

Two people are missing and about 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after devastating floods and landslides hit the northern Italian region...