Two weeks ago, South Carolina’s floods sent 6 feet of water into Walt Oliver’s home. Now, after volunteers helped gut the ruined plaster, carpeting, duct work and hardwood floors, it’s “down to studs and subfloors,” he said. Like most residents …
Happiness is relative – floods may destroy your family’s livelihood and fill your house with mud, but at least it’s standing and you’re alive. “It’s still here!” said 34-year-old Chie Takahashi, one of the first residents to return to her …
Attorneys for the U.S. government and some New Orleans area property owners met behind closed doors with a judge Wednesday to discuss possible damages arising from a ruling last week that a federally built navigation channel contributed to flood damage …
Two suburban Chicago, Ill., men have been cleared of charges in connection with a flood at a high-rise hotel that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. A Cook County judge threw out criminal damage to property charges …
A jury has awarded five families a combined $1 million in a lawsuit against the state of South Dakota over flood damage caused by inadequate drainage. KELO-TV reports the jury delivered the verdict Wednesday after a three-day trial and more …
The federal government is giving New York state $72 million to upgrade 29 bridges that are vulnerable to flood damage. The funding announced on Wednesday is part of a $518 million initiative to protect bridges from swiftly moving floods, which …
Local governments and some other entities in New Mexico are now eligible for federal assistance to recover from flooding and storm damage suffered during last summer. The White House says a disaster declaration by President Barack Obama applies to state, …
Officials say at least eight of the 13 temporary housing units known to be remaining on private lots in Minot, N.D., since a 2011 flood should be gone before the end of the year. The Minot Daily News reports that …
A judge has ruled that Traverse City isn’t responsible for declines in property values that could be linked to officials’ decision to remove a northern Michigan dam. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Circuit Court Judge Philip Rodgers on Thursday effectively …
After Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast nearly two years ago, the federal government quickly sent out $1.4 billion in emergency disaster aid to the hurricane’s victims. Now, thousands of people might have to pay back their share. The Federal …