Louisiana governor asks Congress for $2B for flood recovery
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling on Congress to approve $2 billion in aid for his state. The request comes as part of his two-day trip to Washington to ask for federal help after...
Southeastern Arizona set for lots of wind, rain from Hurricane Newton
Heavy rain and high winds are possible across the region today as the remnants of Hurricane Newton cross into Arizona. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch and a wind...
Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant
Huge crowds of villagers following a wild elephant stranded in Bangladesh for more than a month by floods are hampering efforts to rescue it, forest officials said Saturday. Severe floods in the...
Flood risk continues for southeastern US
Additional rounds of heavy thunderstorms will heighten the flooding threat in the southeastern United States through this weekend. Repetitive downpours over the last few days have brought as much as...
Floods in central India leave 15 dead
Flash floods from torrential downpours in the in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have killed 15 people, with seven deaths over the weekend, and left thousands of people displaced,...
China floods leave more than 100 dead or missing
Flooding in China’s Yangtze river basin has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, media said Tuesday, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. Some 16...
Paris museums move artworks to safety as Seine river keeps rising (PICTURES INSIDE)
The Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris moved scores of artworks and precious artifacts to safety and soldiers evacuated residents trapped in some of the French capital’s suburbs as the...
Thousands evacuated, two dead, as France declares flood emergency
Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level for over 30 years in the French capital, shutting down the famed Louvre...
