A "100-year flood" means a 1% chance of that level of flooding happening each year. Houston saw three 500-year flood events within three years from 2015 to 2017, including Hurricane Harvey.

A driver has been suspended after school children were stranded on the side of a flooded road. The bus company Kinetic says it has unreservedly apologised to affected students and parents.

With the potential for once-in-a-lifetime rainfall and widespread impacts, historic flash flooding is increasingly likely across parts of the nation through Saturday, fueled by repeated rounds of ...

Sydney beachfront properties were flooded and coastal infrastructure damaged after a large swell combined with a king tide to batter the Australian shore, officials said Wednesday. Several homes were ...

ATHENS, April 1 - Schools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the ...

Within months, however, the camp flooded and ultimately moved to present-day Fort Collins — in part out of fear of future floods and also because "the claims of (Laporte's) citizens seriously ...

Major flood warnings are still in place in parts of Queensland as "widespread" heavy rain smashes the state. Flood waters over Toompine Road in the Quilpie area. Photo: Lauran Gilligan Up to 100mm ...

By John Yoon Severe flooding swept South Texas and cities across the border in Mexico on Thursday, as half a year’s rainfall drenched the region in less than two days. Officials warned of more ...

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas Health System in McAllen is cleaning up after experiencing flooding at its medical facility when a stormwater drain cap cover broke. STHS is ...