The life-preserving backpack is the brainchild of newspaper delivery agent Joji Shimizu who was left dumbfounded by the loss of life at a public elementary school in northeastern Japan as a ...

Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, ...

THAT’S COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. THE BEAUTY OF RIVERFRONT LIVING BALANCED AGAINST THE REALITY OF FLOODING AFTER MAJOR RAIN EVENTS, WITH A SYSTEM LIKELY TO BRING RAIN TO OUR AREA, WESH 2 NEWS ...

Flooding in a wide area in eastern Spain has reportedly left more than 60 people dead. Heavy rainfall from Tuesday to Wednesday flooded buildings and caused other damage in Valencia, eastern Spain ...

Rescuers raised the death toll in Spain's worst floods for a generation to 205 on Friday and fears grew for the dozens missing as hopes of finding survivors faded. The floods that have tossed vehicles ...

Some see the floods as an example of the effect of a changing climate that is making overwhelming downpours more common. Locals also say government warnings came too late. By Emma Bubola Emma ...

Search and rescue operations are underway in eastern Spain after torrential flooding across a wide area left more than 90 people dead. Heavy rainfall from Tuesday to Wednesday flooded buildings ...

A wave of water in the village of Chiva, in southeastern Spain, had deposited her there after devastating flooding across the region Tuesday night. "The torrent of water took her away,” said ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A couple in their 70s who served as election poll workers were among at least five people killed in Missouri after torrential rains caused flash flooding across the state.

As Spain grapples with its deadliest flood disaster in decades, tensions are escalating in the devastated Valencian suburb of Paiporta where vigilante groups have begun patrolling the streets to ...