Amid the despair and the mounting death toll in Germany and Belgium are questions about how such a disaster could have happened. The flooding followed record rainfall in parts of western Europe ...

Flooding in western Europe after days of heavy rain caused houses to collapse. With around 170 people reported dead and many more missing, officials said the German government and Parliament would ...

Dozens of people have died and many more are missing after severe floods in Germany. Other areas of Europe, such as Belgium and the Netherlands, have also been badly affected. After an election ...

In some more rural areas, it has already burst its banks. Authorities in Brandenburg in eastern Germany continue to prepare ...

This results in events that are more than twice as severe as the most devastating flood in Germany since 1950. It also shows that regions spared in the past cannot feel safe, as they could also ...

Floods have killed at least 89 people in Germany, Russia, Austria and the Czech Republic over the last week, after torrential rains sent a huge surge of water through river systems. At least 10 ...

Neglecting animals in emergency plans heightens mental health distress, disrupts evacuations, and amplifies trauma for those ...

Watching the news of Hurricane Ida, I was stunned by how it caused flooding in the northeast. Ida made land in Louisiana. Those images were devastating, but hurricanes in the Gulf are somewhat ...

We’ve witnessed some terrible scenes of flooding this year, including across the US, China, Germany, Belgium and in many parts of the UK. Fascinated by water from childhood, natural hazards ...

Nearly 200 people have died in floods in Germany and Belgium. There have been similar reports of flood devastation from Henan province in China, from London, and Maharashtra, where it’s ...