Flood

Record-breaking rainfall has flooded parts of Spain's east coast. Valencia's roads and public transport were closed, a team of ambulance workers had to be rescued from their vehicles. More than 200 litres (44 gallons) of rain per square metre fell on...

Flooding in South Africa's eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal has killed at least 259 people, officials announced on Wednesday. The latest figure eclipses the previous number of 59 fatalities reported by government. Earlier on Wednesday, the province's health chief Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu...

At least 45 people have been killed after intensely heavy rainfall in South Africa. Officials said homes have been ravaged and roads swept away in Durban, a coastal city in the east of the country, on Tuesday. The provincial government in...

At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines, authorities said Monday, after tropical storm Megi dumped heavy rain and disrupted travel ahead of the Easter holidays. More than 13,000 people fled to...

Torrential downpours pummeled Australia's east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month's rain overnight, turning suburban roads into rivers and triggering evacuations as authorities warn of more to come through the day. A man swept away by floods...

Extraordinarily heavy rains are causing extreme floods in Australia’s New South Wales and Queensland states. Some of these flooded communities were battling fires just two years ago. Flooding peaked in Brisbane, the Queensland capital, and Australia’s third-most populous city, on...

Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes by Tuesday and hundreds of thousands more were told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast were inundated by the worst flooding in more than...

Torrential downpours lashed eastern Australia on Saturday, raising deadly floodwaters to decades-long highs, swamping homes and sweeping away cars, including one carrying a team of rescuers. Authorities in the eastern state of Queensland said two people were killed overnight, bringing...

One person has died and at least 10 people are reportedly missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding in eastern Australia, authorities said on Wednesday. The body of a 63-year-old woman was found early Wednesday inside a submerged vehicle at...

Villages in Shropshire and Worcester are facing "danger to life" conditions over worries that flood defences could fail today. A major incident has been declared in the areas as water levels along the River Severn continue to rise, with flood...