A new task force which will help a county prepare for flooding has been set up after a number of storms devastated homes and businesses. The Oxfordshire strategic flood risk group will help the ...

A major incident declared in Greater Manchester after flooding forced homes to be evacuated and closed train lines and roads after heavy rainfall. Mountain rescue teams supported Greater ...

Emergency services in Greater Manchester have declared a major incident and told people to travel 'only if neccessary' as they deal with the fall-out of widespread 'severe' flooding. Parts of the ...

Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But standard homeowners insurance policies don't cover flooding.

The warning comes as a major incident was declared in Greater Manchester by police on Wednesday after flooding forced homes to be evacuated and closed train lines and roads following heavy rain.

A major incident was declared after torrential rain left huge areas of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire flooded on New Year's Day Flood waters are subsiding but freezing temperatures ...

Intense rain has inundated parts of Queensland, with reports of widespread flash flooding. Kingaroy in the South Burnett recorded 119mm in two hours. The SES has been working "around the clock" in ...

It's been a night and day of severe weather for many across the UK, causing power outages, flooding, and landslides. I'm sorry to say there's more to come for some of you, at least until midnight.

Around eight million properties in England - or one in four - could be at risk of flooding by 2050 as the danger increases due to climate change, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. In its first ...

Humanitarian agencies estimate that 1.6 million Gazans are living in makeshift shelters, nearly half a million in flood-prone areas. Most children eat only one meal a day, further reducing their ...

"Too many communities" are exposed to flooding, the government said, as updated mapping from the Environment Agency identified thousands more properties at risk. Thousands more homes in England ...

“It’s awful,” he added. Further down, on Warrington Lane, a car appeared abandoned in some partial flooding, whilst nearby farming fields were also full of standing water. The canal itself ...