flood

Feb 1, 2008 8:36 AM CST

Indonesian Floods Kill 12

Jakarta streets inundated; landslides on Sumatra

(Newser) - Heavy trains have triggered floods and landslides across the Indonesian archipelago, killing at least 12 people and displacing thousands, Reuters reports. Jakarta's 14 million citizens are wading through knee-high water, and the country's president was forced to abandon his bulletproof car after getting stuck. On Java, more than 10,000...

Floods Swamp Eastern Australia

Jan 8, 2008 9:29 AM CST

Floods Swamp Eastern Australia

Thousands stranded after storms batter coast

(Newser) - Thousands on the east coast of Australia have been isolated by flooding from heavy rains, the BBC reports. Thunderstorms and overflowing rivers have battered the northeast parts of New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, and the southern parts of Queensland; both have been declared natural disaster zones....

Nev. Flood Victims Start Cleanup

Jan 7, 2008 1:36 PM CST

Nev. Flood Victims Start Cleanup

Helicopter and boat rescues near Reno

(Newser) - Water is receding and residents are returning to their homes today in parts of Nevada and California beset by flooding over the weekend, the Reno Gazette Journal reports. Dozens of people had to be rescued by helicopter and boat after rising flood waters inundated their homes in Fernley, 30 miles...

Western US Storms Kill 3

Jan 6, 2008 12:20 PM CST

Western US Storms Kill 3

Some areas get up to 9 feet of snow; Nevada levee bursts, causes floods

(Newser) - Weather conditions have yet to clear up on the West Coast, where storms have deposited 5 or more feet of snow on mountain ranges, caused severe flooding and blackouts, and killed at least three people. Higher Sierra Nevada peaks have gotten up to 9 feet of snow, the AP reports,...

Death Toll in Indonesia Flooding May Top 120

Dec 27, 2007 12:23 PM CST

Death Toll in Indonesia Flooding May Top 120

Landslides and floods leave bodies under '7-9 meter blanket of mud'

(Newser) - More than 120 Indonesians are dead or missing after yesterday's landslides and floods, and thousands more are homeless, Reuters reports. A rescue team searched for bodies under yards of mud on steep hills and pulled out 12 with “spades and plows,” said a policeman. Many survivors are living...

Floods Follow Storm in NW

Dec 5, 2007 4:54 PM CST

Floods Follow Storm in NW

Helicopter rescues underway; at least 7 are dead

(Newser) - The massive storm that pummeled the Pacific Northwest this week has left treacherous flood conditions throughout Washington and Oregon. At least seven were dead as helicopters rescued residents from their rooftops, the AP reports. The main regional interstate has been shut for days—effectively doubling the distance between Seattle and...

Creation Geologists Rock World

Nov 25, 2007 7:10 AM CST

Creation Geologists Rock World

They're well-credentialed and unafraid of data

(Newser) - Today's creationist geologists are not who the secular may think. Numerous and thriving, many hold advanced degrees from top universities, and are making evangelicals more open to scientific evidence. And they are experts for the nearly half of Americans who believe God created the Earth in the last 10,000...

Noah's Flood Transformed Agriculture

Nov 19, 2007 10:33 AM CST

Noah's Flood Transformed Agriculture

Melting glaciers inundated Black Sea, scattered farmers

(Newser) - The real-life inspiration for the biblical flood may have been responsible for the widespread adoption of agriculture in Europe, according to a new study. About 8,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, ice sheets melted, causing massive flooding in the Black Sea basin. That forced...

Oil Touches Record $97 a Barrel

Nov 6, 2007 2:24 PM CST

Oil Touches Record $97 a Barrel

Weak dollar and expected supply drop push crude to another record

(Newser) - Crude oil hit $97 a barrel today on the New York Mercantile Exchange, helped along by a weak dollar and an expected drop in supply—an especially impressive jump considering the 2% price drop yesterday. "What a difference a day makes," one analyst told MarketWatch. "This volatility...

Mudslide Buries Mexican Village

Nov 6, 2007 6:02 AM CST

Mudslide Buries Mexican Village

Flood Victims Fight for Food

20,000 still trapped on rooftops as workers focus on 'selective evacuations'

(Newser) - Mexican flood victims fought for food and medicine today, as workers continued efforts to rescue 20,000 still stranded on rooftops, the AP reports. Some camped on upper floors or roofs to guard possessions, while others went looking—some looting—for food. One worker said rescuers were focusing on "...

Message From Rooftop: 'Send the Police'

Nov 4, 2007 9:03 AM CST

Message From Rooftop: 'Send the Police'

Thousands await aid in Mexican floods; 800,000 homeless

(Newser) - People in southeastern Mexico endured another day huddled in shelters or perched on rooftops as the flooding that has left 800,000 people homeless continued unabated, Reuters reports. The death toll rose to eight—seven in Chiapas state and one in Tabasco. But people are desperate for faster help: "...

'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

Nov 3, 2007 5:58 AM CDT

'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

Million flee homes amid fears of disease, food and water shortages

(Newser) - Shortages of food, drinking water, and medicine threaten southeastern Mexico, where muddy flood waters cover 80% of the state of Tabasco and almost a million people have had to flee their homes. "The scene here is terrible, it's biblical," a Red Cross official told the Guardian, as a...

Mexico Floods Strand 300,000

Nov 2, 2007 6:55 AM CDT

Mexico Floods Strand 300,000

Rescuers scramble in Gulf state of Tabasco

(Newser) - Rescuers are racing to southeastern Mexico by boat and helicopter to free 300,000 people trapped in their homes by massive flooding, the BBC reports. Nearly 70% of the state of Tabasco is under water and all crops have been obliterated. "We are just like New Orleans," the...

Floods Devastate Africa

Sep 20, 2007 3:04 AM CDT

Floods Devastate Africa

Deluge triggers humanitarian crisis

(Newser) - Several of Africa's poorest countries have been devastated by a catastrophic deluge of rain, washing away lives, communities and crops. As many as 18 of the normally driest countries in the world, from Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso in the west, to Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia in the east,...

'Super Typhoon' Strikes China

Sep 18, 2007 8:22 PM CDT

'Super Typhoon' Strikes China

Soldiers continue evacuation despite heavy rain

(Newser) - What China is calling a "super typhoon" struck its east coast today as huge waves pounded the shore and soldiers evacuated residents in heavy rain. Winds of up to 150 feet per second roared through Zhejiang province, whipping up the 36-foot-high waves and suspending ferry and boat services. Earlier...

Midwest Picks Up Pieces After 'Devastating' Storms

Aug 27, 2007 5:00 AM CDT

Midwest Picks Up Pieces After 'Devastating' Storms

Region ravaged by tornadoes, floods

(Newser) - The Midwest began massive storm cleanup yesterday as power was restored in southern Michigan after a series of tornadoes, and Ohio residents picked through homes ruined by floods. Hardest hit was Fenton, where at least 250 buildings in the Michigan town were destroyed when six tornadoes touched down in the...

Midwest Threatened
by Continued Flooding

Aug 25, 2007 9:05 AM CDT

Midwest Threatened by Continued Flooding

More rain possible this weekend

(Newser) - Heavy flooding continues to beset the Midwest, with the prospect of even more rain looming, the AP reports. In northern Illinois, 143,000 are still without power since storms hit Thursday. Rain has stopped, but flooding is still a danger for hundreds of thousands of people near swollen creeks and...

Storms, Floods Shake Midwest

Aug 24, 2007 4:50 PM CDT

Storms, Floods Shake Midwest

Death toll rises, heavy rains continue

(Newser) - Powerful thunderstorms, humidity, and sky-high temperatures are making the flooding situation in the Midwest even stickier. The death toll has climbed to 17, and businesses and infrastructure have taken a big hit. Meanwhile, residents are returning home in droves as floodwaters abate, only to find that the electricity is out...

More Flooding Ravages Midwest

Aug 23, 2007 7:02 AM CDT

More Flooding Ravages Midwest

Ohio governor declares state of emergency as waters rise

(Newser) - Ohio towns were turned into lakes as some of the worst flooding in a century spread across the Midwest yesterday, displacing hundreds of people, reports the AP. Locals in the town on Findlay, Ohio, not far from the Indiana border, navigated the submerged streets in canoes as firefighters and volunteers...

Jakarta streets inundated; landslides on Sumatra

Thousands stranded after storms batter coast

Helicopter and boat rescues near Reno

Some areas get up to 9 feet of snow; Nevada levee bursts, causes floods

Landslides and floods leave bodies under '7-9 meter blanket of mud'

Helicopter rescues underway; at least 7 are dead

They're well-credentialed and unafraid of data

Melting glaciers inundated Black Sea, scattered farmers

Weak dollar and expected supply drop push crude to another record

More than 30 missing after mountain slides down valley onto Chiapas town

20,000 still trapped on rooftops as workers focus on 'selective evacuations'

Thousands await aid in Mexican floods; 800,000 homeless

Million flee homes amid fears of disease, food and water shortages

Rescuers scramble in Gulf state of Tabasco

Deluge triggers humanitarian crisis

Soldiers continue evacuation despite heavy rain

Region ravaged by tornadoes, floods

More rain possible this weekend

Death toll rises, heavy rains continue

Ohio governor declares state of emergency as waters rise