Louisville Kentucky Flooding Shuts Roads, Affects Traffic, Travel

Louisville Kentucky has seen some significant flooding today that has shut roads, and affected traffic and travel in and out of the region. Heavy thunderstorms caused so much water to fall in this region that the...

Rising Amazon floodwaters kill 48, while 405,000 become homeless

River dwellers in the Amazon are having to keep adding new floors to their houses, as they compete with rising floodwaters that have killed 48 people so far and caused 405,000 people to become homeless. Flooding...

14,200 people evacuated from New South Wales due to flooding

14,200 people have been evacuated from coastal New South Wales due to severe flooding as wild weather continues to batter the area and it has also disrupted the world's largest coal-export harbor located in the...

Seattle Washington floods close roads, schools; many evacuated

Western Washington and Seattle floods continue to cause problems today, closing major highways, local roads, and flooding homes, businesses, and schools. North Thurston High School and schools in the entire...

Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008

"Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008 " Last July, the wetlands flyover tour was co-sponsored by the state, the America's Wetland Foundation and the National Guard. The intention? To...

New hurricane menaces Caribbean

The Carribbean is preparing for yet another storm, Hurricane Ike, to pass through their region soon."Ike has regained strength after weakening, with winds in excess of 115mph (185km/h) as it nears the Turks and...

Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurri...

"Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurricane 12345 Julia Rosien | 09/01/2008 - 13:04 | ...

FEMA refuses to help local PBS affiliate rebuild

"On the air, WYES-Channel 12 looks fine. Everywhere else, the local PBS affiliate's headquarters near City Park, devastated by 5 feet of Hurricane Katrina levee-failure floodwaters, remains a literal shell of...

Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements

A flood isn't over when it's over--some environmental hazards are still lurking, and, in many cases, growing. And, as other commentators have said, Midwesterners ravaged by historic floods most likely won't get as much federal aid as those affecte by Katrina."The oil,...

Midwest floodwaters wash levees, weather improves

Drier weather is on the way for Midwest residents, as even though the Mississippi River washed over more flood barriers today, the weather is improving and hopefully drying up the worst flooding in 15...

Oxfordshire boy dies in storm drain

A teenager who was playing with a group of youths has fallen into a storm drain in Oxfordshire, UK and died. Oxfordshite was the hardest hit country during heavy rain on Sunday, which caused flash flooding across South England. Media reports have said the teenagers were...

Residents in New Brunswick Face Evacuation Orders After Flood Waters Rise

At least 100 people had been evacuated from affected areas in New Brunswick, Canada after flood levels rose again. Other families living in the area are under an evacuation order and many more are preparing their...

Belleville, Ontario Floodwaters Subside, Nearby Towns Still on Alert

Residents of the northern region of Belleville are relieved as the flood levels dropped last night, leaving many to wonder how much damage was done to their homes.As the nearby river began to melt, water levels rose as high as 4 meters over the weekend, evacuating at least 12...

Floods cut a swath of destruction across the United States

UPDATE: 9:30 EST13 people have been reported dead and 3 are missing as a result of flooding. "Residents of low-lying towns stacked sandbags or grabbed belongings and evacuated Wednesday after a foot of rain...

Bolivia declares flood emergency: Inc Video

"""Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared a national disaster as his government tries to cope with the aftermath of widespread flooding."

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