[Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn] China has made remarkable strides in mitigating flooding losses as it strives to strengthen its flood control capabilities in response to increasingly ...

The threat of major flooding is a worryingly familiar scenario for Brisbane, a subtropical city of more than 2.5 million people, situated on a river. History ... situation was worst in north ...

Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg says Lismore residents are “bracing for the worst” as flood risks increase. An evacuation order is in place for Lismore as it is at risk of heavy flooding.

Neither Porto Alegre, Brazil, nor Valencia, Spain, are in the news this week. But they have been before, and almost certainly ...

The 1970s saw a number of floods as a result of huge downpours of rain and the effects of coastal flooding. A look back at the Hull Daily Mail archives show how communities dealt with these ...

The streets of Bahia Blanca slope towards the sea, and tidal waters increased the current of the flood, sweeping away vehicles and debris from wrecked homes. Bahia Blanca has a sad history of ...

Merv Birt outside his soaked home in Tingalpa on Brisbane’s east side, the worst flood he’s lived ... the largest influx of calls in its history, with more than 3600 calls for help in 24 ...

The Australian prime minister has warned there is "worse to come" after a low tropical weather system brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding ... in the region's history.

The lower level of Birt’s two-storey house in Tingalpa, in Brisbane’s east, went under, the deluge reaching 220 millimetres higher than previous floods. He says it’s the worst flood so far.

Jakarta (AFP) – Floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java killed three people and left five more missing after heavy rains inundated two dozen towns, an official said Friday.