"When the flood is too large and exceeds the defence capacity of the embankment, it becomes an inevitable need for flood control to use flood storage areas," the official China Water Resources ...

A new flood storage area could be created on land to the north of Sheffield to reduce the risk of flooding in areas including Kelham Island, Neepsend and Owlerton. The Environment Agency (EA ...

These areas may include low-lying populated land, according to China's flood control laws. Residents of flood storage areas are entitled to compensation worth 70% of housing damage, the law says.

China's finance ministry, as well as the water resources ministry, have allocated a further 500 million yuan ($68.68 million) to help disaster-stricken residents in national flood storage areas ...

With the possibility of severe weather ahead, people living in some of Central Florida's most flood-prone areas are bracing themselves. Skip to content NOWCAST WESH 2 News Sunrise ...

In China, diverting flood-waters to areas next to rivers is a major step in managing downstream flooding. ... During the 2023 Hebei floods, eight flood storage areas were used.