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Video shows beauty influencer being swept to her death in terrifying flash flood
A beauty influencer was swept away to her death in torrential flooding in Brazil on Sunday, shocking video footage shows. Jennifer Soares Martins, 28, and her husband Wallison Lima were...
Dangerous flash flood potential covers part of Gulf Coast on Tuesday before Florida soaker
Very heavy rain is falling along the Gulf Coast where the National Weather Service in New Orleans issued a Flash Flood Warning in parts of southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday morning.
Flooding hits Charleston as powerful Carolina coastal storm develops
A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure off the Carolina coast Friday will significantly impact the Outer Banks with damaging wind gusts, moderate to major coastal flooding and heavy rain.
Farmers blast 'crazy' plan to flood 1,500 acres of farming, camping land to save fish: 'Lives will be destroyed'
EDF Energy wants to create a saltmarsh — on land currently used for agriculture and businesses like camping — to mitigate the eco impact of Hinkley Point C.
Spain’s king and queen pelted with mud by furious crowds over deadly floods
A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the epicenter of their nation’s deadliest natural disaster in...
Spain PM orders 5K troops to help with relief for devastating flood that killed over 200
Sanchez called the almost apocalyptic rainfall and flooding “the worst natural disaster in our country’s recent history” and the second deadliest European floods of the century.
Spain searches for bodies after flood of the century kills more than 150 people
Survivors of the worst natural disaster to hit Spain this century awoke to scenes of devastation on Thursday.
Rescuers frantically search for survivors after at least 64 people killed in catastrophic Spain flooding
Police and rescue services used helicopters to lift people from their homes and cars.
80-year-old woman's dog swept away by Helene floodwaters as she fought to stay afloat despite heart attack: report
Shelia Creveling, 80, took to the water with her pup as she watched the French Broad River in Newport rise higher and higher.
North Carolinian from hurricane-gutted town shows old family letter that detailed 1916 flood — which also destroyed the town
A 108-year-old letter found by a North Carolina family whose home was flooded out by Hurricane Helene recounted with stunning detail the last time such a tragedy happened — and...
220-pound catfish rescued after getting stuck inside flooded train station
Rescuers had the ultimate catch-and-release experience after saving a monster Mekong River catfish that became trapped inside a flooded train station in Thailand.
Hurricane Milton's aftermath on Florida's coastal cities seen in heartbreaking photos
Hurricane Milton impacted Florida's western coast on the evening of October 9, 2024, with Tampa and nearby coastal towns experiencing severe winds, flooding, and widespread power outages.
Hurricane Milton in photos
Category 3 Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall in Florida — but the storm has already wrought damage, flooding, and intense rain on a state that barely had time...
Flooding in the Sahara desert fills lake that had been dry for 50 years
A September deluge was the most seen in decades, particularly in the southeastern village of Rabat, where 4 inches of rain poured in a day.
Hurricane Helene's $6B disaster: Flood risk map leaves homeowners drowning in debt
Thanks to new risk-assessment technology from First Street Foundation, the true scale of flood threats is becoming clearer.
Sad reason why almost half of Hurricane Helene's damage is not covered by insurance
Helene caused $30.5 billion to $47.5 billion in property damage across 16 states after striking the Florida Panhandle and carving a path of destruction across the Southeast late last month.
FEMA abandons residents of devastated NC town because it can't drive around 'Road Closed' sign
“At this point I don’t care if FEMA comes by. I don’t want somebody to pull me out of here, saying I’m working in an unsafe spot," one resident said.
Odds increase for a tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico as Florida faces flood risk
The National Hurricane Center has highlighted the Gulf of Mexico with a medium chance of development over the next week.
Damage left by Hurricane Helene to America's largest home revealed
The Biltmore Estate, America's largest home, has released a statement addressing the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which wreaked havoc across Asheville and the surrounding region.