Mokwa is a key meeting and transit point for traders from the south and food growers in the north. It is about 350km (217 miles) by road east of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Mokwa has an estimated ...

In East Tennessee, 18 people died in the floods caused by Helene. Flash floods are the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States, the National Weather Service says.

At least 120 people are dead and dozens are still missing after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River, which rose rapidly ...

A system of dams and reservoirs was designed to hold in floodwaters. Crews monitor the water coming into the system and figure out when to store or release it downstream to decrease flood risk.

Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here's what to know. Updated on: July 12, 2025 / 7:25 PM EDT / CBS/AP ...

The Brief July 8, 2025 Netanyahu backs Trump's vision for Gaza, what made the Texas floods so devastating, and more 00:00 Length: Long Speed: 1.0 x ...

Ten campers and their 19-year-old counselor are among those still missing from Camp Mystic, where 27 died in one of the deadliest U.S. floods in decades. More storms are forecast overnight.

New York, North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered serious flooding this month. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

More than a dozen "1,000-year floods" in just three days. That number has stunned even veteran meteorologists. From Texas to North Carolina, entire communities were swamped by what should have ...

U.S. leaders from across the political spectrum, including Tim Cook, Barack Obama, Ron DeSantis, Nancy Pelosi, and Elizabeth Warren, expressed sorrow and pledged support after devastating Texas ...

Torrential rains caused flash floods to sweep through central Texas on July 4; at time of reporting, the confirmed death toll sits at 70 people across six Texas counties.

Birmingham meteorologist James Spann is calling for “empathy and kindness” on behalf of the families of victims of Texas flooding, after receiving “nasty messages and verbal threats.” The ...