Authorities say heavy October rains damaged hundreds of homes extending from the Austin area down into South Texas. Travis County emergency officials said in a statement that more than 330 properties were damaged in flooding last week. About 160 homes …
Police say the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, hopes to reopen a road damaged by a water main break within the next two days. Police said 21 people were evacuated from their homes due to flooding from the water main …
A water main break has caused flood damage to some three dozen structures, including a school, in Salt Lake City. Fire department spokesman Jasen Asay says occupants of four homes were displaced after the Friday night break. The Montessori Community …
Three months after storms caused significant damage to roads and flooded homes, some residents of Scott County, Minn., tell emergency management officials they want out. At least 10 homeowners in Blakeley Township say they’re interested in flood mitigation buyouts. Blakeley …
The civil defense office in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul says floods caused by torrential rains have displaced more than 18,000 people across more than 100 cities. The civil defense website says most of those who fled …
While scientists, politicians and engineers ponder ways to better protect New Jersey from storms like Superstorm Sandy, some of the best ideas are coming from those who suffered the most. As the second summer after Sandy approaches, several of the …
Some western New York residents whose homes were damaged by a snow-swollen river this month had only recently cancelled their federal flood insurance policies because of rate increases. About 70 houses in West Seneca, just outside Buffalo, flooded when a …
Jerusalem is still paralyzed following a rare snowstorm late last week, with public transportation and schools in the city shut down and thousands left without power. Israel’s Electric Corp. said on Monday that some 8,000 homes – more than half …
A tangle of red tape has stalled rebuilding efforts for some homeowners after flooding devastated the interior community of Galena, Alaska, in May. More than 50 homes have been repaired or rebuilt, and work is progressing on infrastructure, public buildings, …
An appraiser sent by the state recently assessed the value of Bob and Pat Smith’s house, nearly a year after floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy reached midway up the living room walls. Like the 75 other homeowners living near the South …