A view of an elevated ‘ngazi’ home, set two metres above the ground and used as a bedroom, in Zimbabwe's Binga district, near the Zambezi River, March 3, 2020.

In the wake of powerful storms and redesigned flood zones, some homeowners are turning to elevated, or stilt, homes as a way to protect property. Candace Jackson joins Lunch Break. Photo: Mary Sloan.

Some homes in the Ocean Breeze Resort in Jensen Beach sit high above the Intracoastal Waterway, far from any threat of flooding. But yet, she says Citizens is forcing her to get flood insurance.

For the iconic stilt homes of the Florida Keys, perched on concrete columns rising 12 feet or more above the ground, Hurricane Irma and its powerful storm surge was the ultimate test. Most of the e… ...

One sign of new flood maps are homes on stilts ANNIE LINSKEY Bloomberg News In the coastal areas of Greenwich, Conn., the latest housing craze requires hydraulic jacks, pylons and stilts.

This home's stilts help it perch on a hill above a lake. Visitors enter the building from a rooftop terrace. The main floor has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open living area and a deck.

In the coastal areas of Greenwich, Conn., the latest housing craze requires hydraulic jacks, pylons and stilts. One home towers over its neighbors like a cruise ship. Others look like expensive ...

It could allow more housing to be built in areas where flood risk is high, according to the company. The 71.6-ton steel-frame house could be raised up almost five feet in just five minutes.

Putting houses on stilts, building a new reservoir and damming further upstream are some of the options that have been discussed for flood prevention in Jersey. This follows the worst flash floods ...

BINGA, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Anyone driving through Binga, in western Zimbabwe, is greeted by a vision of the past dotted along the tarred road: thatched homes built on stilts, two ...