The small hospital in the mountains was overwhelmed by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene, with staff plucked from its roof by ...
The fast-moving floodwaters had made earlier rescue attempts by ambulance and boat impossible. Trees, trailers, buildings, ...
The hospital in Erwin, Tennessee was destroyed by floodwaters, but no one died. In hindsight, why was it built next to a river?
Nearly a million more homes are at risk of flooding than there were six years ago, according to the Environment Agency.
The audit by the state comptroller found that several flood doors on the Queens-Midtown and Hugh L. Carey tunnels had broken gasket seals, which could cause them to leak if they were deployed.
The audit accuses the MTA of having gaps in its preparations for extreme weather, with particular concerns about maintenance ...
The warnings come in its 44-page National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024. The agency stressed: “Surface water flood risk is greater in cities where drainage systems ...
Southeast Texas was hit by flash flooding repeatedly in the spring, and then hit again by Hurricane Beryl. In one ...
The assessment also found about 2.4 million properties, from houses and flats to caravans, care homes and businesses, are in ...
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
Nearly a million more homes are at risk of flooding than there were six years ago, according to the Environment Agency. A new assessment from the agency has found 6.3 million homes are at risk of ...
"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 ...