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A driver who rode a wave of muddy water down a twisting street in his car during a Southern California flood said he is lucky to be alive. “I just got pushed down the side of a hill by a …

Heavy rains pounding Southern California for a second day caused flooding and loosened hillsides as officials in fire-ravaged communities warned people to stay off roads over fears of destructive mud flows. Water and debris in lanes shut down coastal U.S. …

Highways flooded in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday after more than an inch of rain fell overnight, setting off mud and rock slides in the nearby Santa Cruz mountains. The Sierra Nevada mountains were expected to get slammed with four to …

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton cited more than $55 million in public response costs and infrastructure damage in a formal application Wednesday for federal disaster aid stemming from June’s widespread flooding, mudslides and high winds. Dayton made the request in a …

Ecuador’s government says floods and mudslides have caused at least 10 deaths so far this year and forced about 4,700 people to flee their homes. Heavy rains have set off mudslides in some areas and caused rivers to overflow. The …

Civil defense officials say floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least eight people and forced more than 13,000 to leave their homes in southeastern Brazil. The civil defense department in Minas Gerais state says Wednesday on …

The federal government is providing more than $16 million to help control the mudslides that often cancel passenger train service in Washington during rainy weather. The U.S. Department of Transportation earlier turned down a $10 million state request for mudslide …