flash flooding

Three people were missing on Saturday after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in southeastern Switzerland caused a landslide, authorities said.

Five people are dead and a toddler and 9-month-old are still missing following a flash flood outside of Philadelphia on Saturday. 

Portions of Southern California that are normally dry in late summer suffered further flash flooding and mudslides Monday as the effects of Tropical Storm Kay — downgraded from Hurricane status — continued to bring unusual weather to the region.

The New Zealand Herald, the former British colony’s newspaper of record and most-circulated daily, appeared keen to blame the disaster on climate change — despite explicitly stating that “this specific weather event had not been analysed regarding the influence of climate change”.

A family of five and their dog were rescued Saturday after their vehicle became caught in a flash flood in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest.

A 911 dispatcher told a drowning woman to “shut up” in the moments before she died on August 24, reports said. 

A flash flood warning is in effect for the District of Columbia area as heavy rains soak the region on Monday morning. According to NBC 4 Washington, high water on roads brought by heavy rains left drivers stranded in their vehicles, prompting several water rescues by law enforcement.

A shocking video shows the moment drivers plowed through a flooded desert highway in Oman hit by a massive cyclone this week.

TEL AVIV – The head of a pre-military academy and an instructor remained in police custody Saturday night over the deaths of 10 teenagers killed during a flash flood during a hike in the Arava region last week, while the guide who led the hike was transferred to house arrest after testifying that she warned against going on the trip.

TEL AVIV – Nine teenagers have been confirmed dead after their bus was swept away in a flash flood in the south of the country Thursday. 

California is enduring what officials warn is the most powerful storm in a decade to hit Northern California, and what a member of an El Dorado County Sheriff’s representative said is inducing a “state of panic” among the public.

An unidentified woman drowned in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, after her vehicle was swept off the roadway by floodwaters. Her young son was found alive, clinging to a tree.

The dramatic rescue of a Baton Rouge woman and her little dog by volunteer rescuers was captured on video. The woman and her dog were pulled from her car after it was completely submerged.

Southern California motorists were left stranded on highways Thursday, as drenching rain and golf ball-sized hail bore down on the area, causing dangerous flash flooding.

Flash flooding in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs has damaged homes and business as well as quite a few cars on Monday. In some cases, cars were simply swept away by the rushing waters.

A southern Oklahoma man left stranded by flooding from Tropical Depression Bill found relief from an unlikely source this week: country music singer and Oklahoma native Blake Shelton.

There have been at least 24 deaths in Texas since historic flooding began in the Lone Star State just before Memorial Day. About fourteen people across the state are still missing.

President Barack Obama has granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for disaster funds for a state hit by devastating flooding. The Texas Governor requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas counties on Friday afternoon and the President granted the Governor’s request on Friday evening.

(AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a boy from the Blanco River in rural Hays County.

Days of heavy rains and intense thunder storms have taken lives in Texas — and now in Mexico. A tornado hit the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna and reportedly ripped an infant from a mother’s arms, according to the Associated Press (AP). As Breitbart Texas previously reported, a woman and her children were swept away by flash floods after the Wimberley home they slept in was ripped from its foundations by 25-30 feet of water. Over 300 homes in the area have been swept away by the waters. At least 37 Texas counties have been declared disasters by the Texas governor and at least 12 Texans remain missing after being swept away in floods.