Developers need to factor in flood gates and real-time flood apps as more skyscrapers are approved in areas notorious for going under amid the high demand for housing.

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Major infrastructural and engineering developments have been installed as part of the country's defence against floods. But ...

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Life-threatening flash flooding is expected Saturday night into Sunday morning across the Tennessee and Lower Ohio River valleys. You should seek higher ground if your area is prone to flooding from ...

Meteorologists said that these could be the worst floods in the region in more than 60 years, BBC reported. "It's not just the intensity, but it's also the longevity of it," he to ...

Floodwaters are beginning to recede in some areas with ... of the rest of Australia. Insurers have blamed the increasing size of payouts for the higher premiums in flood prone communities.

Claims have begun rolling in from a region that pays the highest insurance premiums in the country after communities were ravaged by heavy rain and flooding.