Tag Archives: FLOODS

S T. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Engineers and dam safety specialists who assessed the danger of a catastrophic flooding from a leaking Florida sewage reservoir determined that the threat of a possible second …

At least 49 families were attacked in Flores, in the east of Indonesia’s sprawling Raditya Jati archipelago, a BNPB spokesperson said in a statement. “Dozens of houses were buried in mud in …

It’s getting biblical deep down. The spiders are making a mass exodus amid widespread flooding in southeastern Australia. Heavy rains over the past week have forced thousands of people from their homes …

SYDNEY (AP) – Heavy rains were forecast to subside on Australia’s east coast, but flooding will linger for days in the state of New South Wales, where 15,000 people nervously waited Tuesday …

SYDNEY (AP) – Heavy rains were forecast to subside on Australia’s east coast, but flooding will linger for days in the state of New South Wales, where 15,000 people nervously waited Tuesday …

SYDNEY (AP) – Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, issued more evacuation orders on Sunday after the worst flooding in decades. New South Wales State Emergency Services responded to 640 calls …

In the decade since the strongest earthquake in Japan’s history triggered a 32-foot tsunami to hit the east coast, the cleanup effort has become one of the most expensive in the world, …

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan – Ten years after one of the world’s largest earthquakes triggered a tsunami that washed away much of this city, major reconstruction is almost complete. A 40-foot-high concrete wall protects …

NEW DELHI – When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downriver from a Himalayan glacier on Sunday, his first thought was that this was exactly the scenario …

Rudraprayag, India (AP) – Rescuers in northern India were working on Monday when an attempt was made to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in the tunnel after a …