Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But standard homeowners insurance policies don't cover flooding.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros for flood recovery for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing ...

An extreme storm named Boris slammed central Europe over the weekend with record rainfall, deadly flooding and up to 10 feet of mountain snow. At least 12 people have died — six in Romania ...

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had ...

Devastating floods in northeastern Nigeria have submerged entire residential areas, displaced tens of thousands of people, and forced zoo animals to escape into the streets. At least 30 people ...

Parts of southeastern North Carolina were experiencing "life-threatening flash flooding'' Monday as a potential tropical system brought rain totals usually not seen in hundreds of years ...

Flash floods are the No. 1 cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.More people die from floods every year than tornadoes, lightning or hurricanes. On average, flooding kills 89 people ...

Warsaw, Poland — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland and one each in Czech Republic ...

At least 17 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain. Austria ...

Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad ...

The forecaster warns that damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to public transport and flooding should be expected.

"Life-threatening" floods caused by Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight were caught on video on Monday as the storm made landfall near the North Carolina-South Carolina state line. Despite never ...