US floods

Climate Change: Frightening situation in Canada due to floods and rains

Canada has been in dire circumstances due to floods and rains, due to which a state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia, Canada. Army has been dispatched for rescue work.

Nov 18, 2021, 20:46 PM IST

Storm Harvey wreaks havoc in US, police rescue 2,000 people in Houston

The nation's fourth most populous city was inundated with between 15 and 30 inches (38-76 cm) of rain during the weekend and several more inches fell on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. 

Aug 28, 2017, 23:15 PM IST

Search for more victims as deadly US floods stress levees

Record flooding from the rain-swollen Mississippi River and its tributaries stressed dams and levees to the breaking point in parts of Illinois, one of several central US states reeling from winter storms that have killed some two dozen people.

Jan 03, 2016, 01:24 AM IST

Soldiers hit streets as US floods death toll mounts

The Illinois National Guard was ordered into action and hundreds of people urged to flee rising floodwaters, as the death toll from days of heavy rain in the US Midwest mounted.

Jan 02, 2016, 04:02 AM IST

Widespread flooding hits Missouri, Illinois with rivers still rising

Rain-swollen rivers rose across Missouri and Illinois on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people, closing parts of a major interstate highway and putting scores of buildings underwater after days of unusual winter flooding that has killed 23 people.

Dec 31, 2015, 01:02 AM IST

Death toll from floods in southeast US climbs to 16

The death toll from record floods that swamped swaths of the southeastern United States has climbed to 16, officials said today, as the focus shifted to damage assessment and securing dams.

Oct 07, 2015, 01:59 AM IST

Record floods kill 11 in US state of South Carolina

South Carolina residents today reeled under the effects of weekend flooding that killed at least 11 people and left tens of thousands without power or drinking water.

Oct 06, 2015, 13:48 PM IST

Record floods kill nine in US state of South Carolina

Some 26,000 South Carolinians did not have electricity and 40,000 had no drinking water.

Oct 06, 2015, 10:43 AM IST