http://www.mail.com/subjects/17354-floods.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/17354-floods.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2110236-san-antonio-flooding-kills-1-200-plus-rescued.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Fire Department says it's rescued more than 200 people from homes and cars amid flooding that killed at least one person. The massive flooding Saturday was caused by torrential rains in San Antonio. The Fire Department says it's conducted more than 235 water-related rescues. Department spokesman Christian Bove says a wom... Sat, 25 May 2013 23:52:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2110236-san-antonio-flooding-kills-1-200-plus-rescued.html 2013-05-25T23:52:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2108360-oklahoma-than-share-disasters.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and Texas have had more. The state is No. 1 in tornad... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:52:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2108360-oklahoma-than-share-disasters.html 2013-05-24T19:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107352-hurricane-center-beware-storm-surge.html MIAMI (AP) — During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public. Simply put, storm surge is the abnormal rise of sea wate... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107352-hurricane-center-beware-storm-surge.html 2013-05-24T14:48:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2106432-lpga-to-use-flooded-course.html PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic. The only other option might have been to cancel the tournament. A storm the... Thu, 23 May 2013 20:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2106432-lpga-to-use-flooded-course.html 2013-05-23T20:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103558-flooding-forces-evacuation-1300-town.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between Friday and Tuesday dumped about 9 inches of rain on parts of Pembina County, swelling creeks and rivers and sendin... Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103558-flooding-forces-evacuation-1300-town.html 2013-05-23T00:17:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veer... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html 2013-05-17T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal. Tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya people live in the plastic-roofed tents and huts made of reeds, and they dist... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:38:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html 2013-05-16T04:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061926-nyc-to-add-640k-people-to-evacuation-zones.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane evacuation areas would encompass 640,000 more city residents, and the number of zones would double, under plans disclosed Friday. Details on the new zones won't be released until June, but the changes could mean neighborhoods around the city might newly be told to clear out ahead of future storms, even as the city grapples with f... Fri, 03 May 2013 22:46:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061926-nyc-to-add-640k-people-to-evacuation-zones.html 2013-05-03T22:46:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044968-spending-cuts-deep-six-crucial-flood-gauges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government's automatic budget cuts. Some are in the nine states threatened with spring flooding, U.S. Geological Survey officials said in interviews with The Associated Press. In rivers where fl... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:46:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044968-spending-cuts-deep-six-crucial-flood-gauges.html 2013-04-25T22:46:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043388-town-under-siege-river-seeks-buyout.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — For 40 years, Shirley Moss has lived in the same home in a tiny southeast Missouri town, but as the sandbags piled up yet again, she didn't hesitate when asked if she would take a government buyout. "In a New York minute," Moss said from her double-wide mobile home in Dutchtown, which sits in a Mississippi River bottom. "I'm 75 years old ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:07:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043388-town-under-siege-river-seeks-buyout.html 2013-04-25T07:07:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2040960-cautious-relief-midwest-river-levels-fall.html PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Slowly retreating floodwaters gave Midwesterners some hope Wednesday that the worst was over, but many worried that the earthen and days-old sandbag levees along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers could still fail. Fast-moving currents were testing makeshift protections around Dutchtown, Mo., where the Mississippi was expected... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:27:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2040960-cautious-relief-midwest-river-levels-fall.html 2013-04-24T22:27:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042628-flood-weary-fargo-nd-lobbies-permanent.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Filling and laying sandbags has become a civic rite of spring in Fargo, where the swollen Red River has caused major flooding in three of the past four years. With the region finally thawing out from another unusually snowy winter and the river again rising, local leaders are using this year's communitywide campaign to build support for... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042628-flood-weary-fargo-nd-lobbies-permanent.html 2013-04-24T21:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038422-rain-expected-swollen-midwest-rivers.html PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — More rain on Tuesday was the last thing flood fighters across the Midwest wanted to see, adding more water to swollen rivers now expected to remain high into next month. Floodwaters were rising to record levels along the Illinois River in central Illinois. In Missouri, six small levees north of St. Louis were overtopped by the ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:51:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038422-rain-expected-swollen-midwest-rivers.html 2013-04-23T23:51:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2035932-river-views-trump-permanent-flood-protection.html CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Her Missouri hamlet soon to celebrate its 200th birthday, Mayor Jo Anne Smiley embraces Clarksville's perilous place along the Mississippi River, never mind that that the waters again threaten to wipe it and its potpourri of specialty shops off the map. In places like Clarksville and the Illinois town of Grafton just across the riv... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:19:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2035932-river-views-trump-permanent-flood-protection.html 2013-04-22T22:19:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2034382-rivers-crest-midwest-rain-forecast.html CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory. The surging Mississippi was at or near crest at several places from the Quad Citie... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:36:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2034382-rivers-crest-midwest-rain-forecast.html 2013-04-21T22:36:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2032984-midwestern-river-cities-brace-floodwaters.html CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The fast-rising Mississippi River was making travel difficult Saturday, both on the river and for those simply trying to get across it. The Mississippi, Missouri and other Midwestern rivers in at least six states have surged since torrential rains drenched the region over the last few days. At least two deaths are blamed on flash f... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:02:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2032984-midwestern-river-cities-brace-floodwaters.html 2013-04-20T20:02:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030388-floodwaters-rising-storms-deluge-heartland.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flood fighters from small Mississippi River hamlets to the suburbs of Chicago staged a feverish battle Friday to hold back raging rivers, after days of torrential rains soaked much of the Midwest. Mississippi River communities in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri are expected to see significant flooding — some near-record levels — by the weeken... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:24:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030388-floodwaters-rising-storms-deluge-heartland.html 2013-04-19T22:24:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A powerful spring storm system stretching from southern Texas to northern Michigan unleashed a wave of weather extremes on the Midwest on Thursday and threatened to bring its mix of hard rains, high winds and severe thunderstorms to the East by the weekend. The massive system was wreaking havoc from the Rockies to the Rust Belt, and offic... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:16:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html 2013-04-19T03:16:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026306-rain-prompts-flood-worries-mo-ill-iowa.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather Service hydrologists said Wednesday. The weather service is predicting 3 to 4 inches of rain — and perhaps more — from K... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:30:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026306-rain-prompts-flood-worries-mo-ill-iowa.html 2013-04-17T22:30:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2025920-2-children-die-kenya-landslide-41-flood-deaths.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Red Cross says two children buried in a landslide overnight have died, as the country's death toll from heavy flooding rose to 41. The Red Cross said Wednesday that the landslide in Narok County happened after a heavy downpour that destroyed houses and farms. The two children were buried alive while sleeping. A search and res... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:21:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2025920-2-children-die-kenya-landslide-41-flood-deaths.html 2013-04-17T16:21:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2015746-water-main-break-swamps-ohio-neighborhood.html AKRON, Ohio (AP) — People were warned to boil water as a precaution after a broken 36-inch main swamped an Akron neighborhood, submerging cars, trapping residents and washing away foundations. The pipeline was shut down after the break Thursday night, but not before rising water trapped some people in homes and cars. Nearly a dozen people were rescued by ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:10:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2015746-water-main-break-swamps-ohio-neighborhood.html 2013-04-12T18:10:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2014008-3-die-spring-storm-packing-ice-snow-tornadoes.html SHUQUALAK, Miss. (AP) — A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Thursday one person died and several people we... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2014008-3-die-spring-storm-packing-ice-snow-tornadoes.html 2013-04-12T03:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012568-severe-storms-sock-midwest-push-east-1-dead.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Thursday one person died and several people were injured after a reported tornado str... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012568-severe-storms-sock-midwest-push-east-1-dead.html 2013-04-11T18:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Storms packing snow, ice and dangerous winds knocked out power in communities throughout the Midwest and prompted Minnesota's governor to call out the state National Guard on Wednesday to help residents. Icy weather left thousands of people in Minnesota in the dark, while another storm threatened to dump several inches of wet sno... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html 2013-04-11T04:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police and soldiers searched house to house, in creeks and culverts and even in trees for bodies on Thursday after floods killed at least 57 people in the province and city of Buenos Aires. As torrential rains stopped and the waters receded, the crisis shifted to guaranteeing public health and safety in this provincial... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:36:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html 2013-04-05T00:36:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — At least 52 people drowned in their homes and cars, were electrocuted or died in other accidents as flooding from days of torrential rains swamped Argentina's low-lying capital and province of Buenos Aires. At least 46 died Wednesday in and around the city of La Plata, Gov. Daniel Scioli said. Six deaths were reported a day earl... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html 2013-04-03T22:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1996464-fargo-takes-action-to-lessen-impact-flooding.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The landscape has changed dramatically since the record flooding of the Red River: Hundreds of once-vulnerable homes are now gone and miles of concrete floodwalls and clay levees add new protections as communities on the river's banks brace for it to overflow yet again. Those changes over the past several years have built a buffer of gr... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1996464-fargo-takes-action-to-lessen-impact-flooding.html 2013-04-03T21:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990340-11-killed-flash-floods-mauritius-capital.html PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AP) — Police on Monday searched for survivors of flash floods that killed at least 11 people in the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Officials blamed climate change for the disaster that has left hundreds homeless in Port Louis. Most victims drowned in rivers of water that rose swiftly Saturday in a pedestrian underp... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:07:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990340-11-killed-flash-floods-mauritius-capital.html 2013-04-01T12:07:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987094-fema-frustrated-drop-flood-policies.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — As North Dakota faces another possible major flood this spring, federal officials are frustrated by the number of people in the state who lack insurance for such a disaster. Along the Red River and its tributaries, in flood-prone Fargo and Cass County, the number of insurance policies dropped by more than 40 percent from 2011 to 2012, F... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987094-fema-frustrated-drop-flood-policies.html 2013-03-29T21:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1981590-nyc-aquarium-rebounds-rebuilds-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Aquarium has cherished its big-city setting by the sea for half a century. But the ocean that is the aquarium's lifeblood dealt it a shattering blow last fall. Superstorm Sandy's surge overran carefully calibrated tanks with oily, debris-filled water, knocked out even backup power to all the exhibits and made it impossible to ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:48:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1981590-nyc-aquarium-rebounds-rebuilds-sandy.html 2013-03-27T16:48:25Z