President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster declaration after severe storms struck Missouri from May 29 to June 10. The storms included one that spawned a tornado in the St. Louis area and others that caused widespread flooding. The …
A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 in Canada’s largest city, shutting down subways, forcing some people to cling to trees and leaving about 1,400 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter train …
Davenport, Iowa, officials say recent flooding cost the city more than $20,000, which is far less expensive than flooding costs earlier in the spring. The Quad-City Times reports the flooding in early June cost the city $21,850. The city’s finance …
The mayor of Utica in northern Illinois says the flood-damaged village hall should be open for the next board meeting. Fred Esmond tells The News-Tribune in LaSalle the village hall will be repaired in time for the July 10 board …
Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Indiana assessing the damage from recent flooding that also claimed the lives of two people. The FEMA staffers visited Kokomo on Thursday and found the number of homes affected by the high water …
The federal government is offering more than $1 million to help cover damage caused by flooding earlier this year in Southern Utah. Officials estimate that floodwaters from a broken dike caused damages of at least $2.8 million in Santa Clara, …
Trudy Fredericks and Ryan Murphy were in a celebratory mood despite persistent rain as they drove from Home Depot to their nearly finished home in the Fond du Lac neighborhood on June 19. Three years after they purchased property in …
Many homeowners who suffered losses because of flooding from Hurricane Sandy are likely to find themselves out of luck. Standard homeowners policies don’t cover flooding damage, and the vast majority of homeowners don’t have flood insurance. Yet it’s likely that …
It’s been three years since Mike Eskelson bought his two-story Anchor Point, Alaska, house on Laida Street. This week, Eskelson has been fighting nonstop to keep floodwaters from claiming what was once his home. On Sept. 19, Eskelson, who now …
A northeastern Pennsylvania community hit hard by flooding a year ago is allowing residents to apply for retroactive home renovation permits. Officials in West Pittston say they’re trying to accommodate residents who rebuilt or renovated their homes in the waked …