Articles tagged with flood

Tue, May 22, 2012

Flood of fake Chinese parts in US military gear: report

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fake electronic parts are widespread in key U.S. military systems and threaten national security, with China the top ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Flood insurance debate resumes as deadline nears

By Ben Berkowitz

(Reuters) - Federal officials are putting fresh pressure on Congress to take action on the National Flood Insurance Program, whose authorization expires ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Honda committed to Thailand as flood-hit plant restarts

By Sinsiri Tiwutanond

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 31 - Honda Motor Co <7267.T>, Japan's third-largest car maker, officially resumed production on Saturday at its plant in ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

ECB fires inflation warning, trumpets success of cash flood

By Eva Kuehnen and Annika Breidthardt

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank signaled its policy course was slowly turning on Thursday, delivering a surprise ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

Stars Flood Twitter with Whitney Houston Tributes

Soon after the death of Whitney Houston was confirmed, celebrities, fans and friends of the late singer flooded Twitter with tributes.   At one point ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Body of Missouri trooper lost in summer flood recovered

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - The body of a Missouri state trooper swept away by flood waters this past summer was recovered Thursday afternoon, authorities ...

Sat, December 24, 2011

Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services

By Julie Steenhuysen and Jilian Mincer

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a recent shift at a Chicago emergency department, Dr. William Sullivan treated a ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Bangladesh flood not linked with diarrhea

By Lindsey Konkel

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to previous reports, a new study of people in rural Bangladesh found little increased risk of ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Senators wade into flood insurance fray again

By Ben Berkowitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of the Senate have revived the debate over the federal government's flood insurance program, with ...

Sun, November 27, 2011

Venezuela youth orchestras flood Caracas metro

By Diego Ore

CARACAS (Reuters) - Two thousand children in 23 bands played brass instruments and sang in choirs at metro stations across Caracas on ...

Sat, November 26, 2011

Venezuela youth orchestras flood Caracas metro

By Diego Ore

CARACAS (Reuters) - Two thousand children in 23 bands played brass instruments and sang in choirs at metro stations across Caracas on ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Marvell warns about Thailand flood impact

(Reuters) - Marvell Technology Group gave a cautious revenue forecast as widespread flooding in Thailand hurts demand for its hard-drive controllers, but upbeat news about ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Storm dousing Northeast prompts flash flood warnings

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An obstinate storm hugging the mid-Atlantic region in recent weeks is now embracing the Northeast, where relentless rain predicted through the ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Mortgages at risk if U.S. flood program expires

By Ben Berkowitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal program that insures homes against flood damage expires next Friday and is at risk of not ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Senate advances bill for flood insurance

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee advanced a bill to approve billions of dollars in funding for national flood insurance just weeks ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

More rain spurs flash flood watch in battered Northeast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Still mopping up after tropical storm Irene, Vermont and other Northeastern states were placed under a flash flood watch on Monday ...

Sun, September 04, 2011

New Orleans' post-Katrina flood defenses pass big test

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New post-Katrina flood protection systems in New Orleans and surrounding areas were performing "very well" Sunday, in what ...

Sun, September 04, 2011

Obama vows federal help for Irene victims

By Matt Spetalnick

PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Republicans not to play politics with federal disaster aid as he ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Special report: Irene wallops flood insurance program

By Ben Berkowitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The only thing worse than getting flooded out of your home once is getting flooded out of it ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Amtrak to restore Washington-Boston service

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak has completed cleanup and repairs from Hurricane Irene and plans to restore most service for its primary trains in the Northeast ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Flood victims still in the dark, stuck in mud

By Scott Malone

LUDLOW, Vermont (Reuters) - Residents of several Northeast states approached the Labor Day holiday weekend mired in mud and stuck in the ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

Flash flood kills at least 3 in Pittsburgh, fourth body found

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A flash flood killed at least three people in Pittsburgh late on Friday, and the body of a possible fourth victim has ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

Storms bring deadly weather, more due over weekend

By Daniel Lovering

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Severe storms hit the Midwest on Saturday and are expected later in the Northeast, where flash flooding killed at ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Governors say flood control must be priority on Missouri River

OMAHA (Reuters) - A united delegation of Missouri River basin governors said on Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers needs to make flood control ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

U.S. offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

U.S. bond yields plunge as economy fears mount

By Karen Brettell

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices soared on Thursday and benchmark 10-year note yields fell below 2 percent for the ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Flood damage to key Iowa highway a setback, engineers say

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - This year's flooding along the Missouri River has eroded bridges and roadbed on Interstate Highway 29 in ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Search on for state trooper thought to be lost in flood

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A search continued on Wednesday for a Missouri state trooper believed swept up in flood waters.

The trooper went missing ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

World's biggest refugee camp extended as Somalis flood in

By Katy Migiro

NAIROBI, July 28 (AlertNet) - Thousands of Somalis fleeing drought, famine and war have started moving into a new extension of the ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Woman, 3 daughters killed in Wyoming flash flood

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A Colorado woman and her three young daughters were killed on Tuesday when their car was swept into ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

"Tiger vacuum" filled by flood of new talent

By Mitch Phillips

LONDON (Reuters) - There will be a huge depth of golfing knowledge amid the galleries of Royal St George's this week ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

New Mexico rains douse flames but fuel flood fears

By Dennis J. Carroll

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - The monsoons arrived on schedule in northern New Mexico on Monday, bringing with them the ...

Sat, July 02, 2011

New July 4 attraction: gawking at Midwest flood spillway

By Michael Avok

YANKTON, South Dakota (Reuters) - It may not be Niagara Falls but the spillway at the Gavins Point Dam near here has ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

Analysis: Risks may staunch emerging bond issue flood

By Carolyn Cohn and Sujata Rao

LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging market debt issuance has soared in the first six months of 2011, driven by heavy ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

Regulator confident in nuclear plant flood-protections

By Michael Avok

FORT CALHOUN, Neb (Reuters) - Two Nebraska nuclear power plants have planned properly to protect themselves from the swollen Missouri River and ...

Sun, June 26, 2011

Nebraska residents shrug off flood risk to nuclear plant

By Michael Avok

BROWNVILLE, Neb (Reuters) - Residents near a nuclear plant on the rain-swollen Missouri River were largely unconcerned about any potential safety risks ...

Sun, June 26, 2011

Minot residents riding out flood's hardships

By Geoff Davidian

MINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - The world seemed to disappear before the eyes of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Theron Griffin ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

North Dakota flood refugees worry about their future

By Geoff Davidian and Neil Roberts

MINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - School may be out for summer but Associate Professor Robert Kibler remains at Minot ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

North Dakota's fourth largest city faces flood evacuations

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Officials ordered the evacuation of more than a quarter of the residents of North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot, where ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Nebraska nuclear reactor dry though surrounded by flood

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - The Fort Calhoun nuclear power station in Nebraska remains shut down due to Missouri River flooding, but the ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Summer Workers Flood Market, Raise Unemployment Rate

UNDATED (WKZO) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May inched up by one-tenth of a percentage point over April to 10.3%.

W ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Fed prepares for last spurt of easy money flood

By Richard Leong

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The flood of Federal Reserve money that has supported Wall Street and the rest of the U.S ...

Sun, May 15, 2011

Greenville, Miss. bracing for river's flood crest

By Suzi Parker

GREENVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Matt Eaton has lived his entire life on the Mississippi River, and it's in his blood.

Now ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Louisiana refineries to flood without spillway: official

By Erwin Seba

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp's and Motiva Enterprises refineries in St. Charles Parish Louisiana, west of New Orleans, will be ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Jammed river ice causes flood in Alaska village

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - More than a third of the inhabitants of a tiny native village in Alaska have been evacuated after ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

"Once in a lifetime" flood submerges farm land

By Karl Plume

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly 3 million acres of farm land in three southern U.S. states have been submerged by flood waters ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

Unlucky Arkansas town struggles from tornado and then flood

By Suzi Parker

VILONIA, Arkansas (Reuters) - People are skittish in this small town of 3,000 residents.

On April 25, a nasty tornado touched ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Stars flee flood on Cowboys set

James Bond actor Daniel Craig and his co-stars, including Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell, were shooting scenes for the upcoming action movie in the ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

Report urges U.S. open door to China investment flood

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of billions of dollars of Chinese investment could flood into the United States in the next decade, creating ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

U.S. blows up flood levee on Mississippi River

By Mary Wisniewski

BIRDS POINT, Mo (Reuters) - Flames shot up and a loud boom was heard on Monday as the U.S. government blew ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Grand Forks flood crest lowered; National Guard patrol

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota (Reuters) - Flood fighters patrolled strained levees on a Red River tributary and an old dam on a northwest North Dakota ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Red River flood fight reaches expansive rural areas

FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - The focus shifted on Monday away from cities toward fighting flooding around smaller communities that have become islands in the ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Nearly 50 percent chance of record Fargo flood

By Brianna Ehley

FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - The chance of record Red River flooding at Fargo, North Dakota this spring has grown to nearly ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

New Jersey flood waters recede

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Flood waters in northern New Jersey slowly retreated on Monday, although the hardest-hit spots are likely to remain inundated through the ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

FDA to oversee J&J plants after flood of recalls

By Ransdell Pierson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health authorities will take over supervision of three Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plants after the healthcare giant ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Congress eyes flood insurance fix as tsunami nears

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a tsunami bore down on the western United States, a congressional panel explored ways to fix the broken ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

FDA to oversee J&J plants after flood of recalls

By Ransdell Pierson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health authorities will take over supervision of three Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plants after the healthcare giant failed to ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Congress wades into flood insurance overhaul

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is pulling on its hip waders again to try to rescue a government policy wreck left over from ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

GOP to relaunch flood insurance overhaul

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Draft legislation to overhaul the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program will be unveiled next week, said the Republican ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

Spring flood threat high in northern U.S. crop belt

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A large stretch of the north central United States is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring given saturated ground ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Pakistani children haunted by images of flood waters

By Michael Georgy

MIR HASSAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Raja Hussain, 10, still sees flood waters roaring toward his farming village most nights. They sound like ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Worthington donates $50,000 to Australia's flood relief

The actor was among the guests at the G'Day USA event, which honoured stars including Bee Gees legend Barry Gibb and actress Abbie ...

Mon, January 24, 2011

Winfrey boosts Australian flood campaign

The TV titan headed Down Under last month (Dec10) to film a number of special episodes of her talk show in the country to ...

Fri, January 21, 2011

Oliver cooking for flood victims

The Brit was due to open one of his Ministry of Food Centres in Ipswich, Queensland in March (11) to provide cookery lessons and ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Cameron reaches out to Australian flood victims

The state of Queensland has been battered by heavy rains in recent weeks and the rising water levels have led to a mass evacuation ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

Tennis players laugh it up to raise funds for flood victims

By Ian Ransom

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and other top tennis players hammed it up in exhibition matches on the eve of ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Brazil flood deaths rise to 388

By Sergio Queiroz

TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by raging floods ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Bush appeals for Australia flood aid

Thousands of families were evacuated and 41 areas of Queensland were declared natural disaster zones last month (Dec10) as rising waters blighted communities and ...

Tue, January 04, 2011

Moore's sympathies for flood victims

Thousands of families have been evacuated and 41 areas of Queensland declared natural disaster zones as downpours continue to blight communities and cut off ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Jolie pledges to help flood-hit Italy

The Tomb Raider star, who owns a house in Italy's north-east Veneto region with partner Brad Pitt, has reportedly donated cash after the ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

Garth Brooks to perform benefit for flood victims

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Garth Brooks, the all-time best-selling star in country music, will hold a benefit concert December 17 for victims of Tennessee's ...

Thu, October 14, 2010

Clinton tells Pakistan to do more on flood relief

By Andrew Quinn

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pakistan needs to do more to help itself recover from this year's floods, and not merely rely on ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

U.N. seeks $2 billion aid for Pakistan flood relief

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations asked member states Friday for $2 billion to help Pakistan recover from massive floods that ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

U.S. showcases relief efforts in flood-hit Pakistan

By Michael Georgy

MAKLI, Pakistan (Reuters) - The United States tried to showcase on Wednesday its relief efforts for flood victims in Pakistan, an ally ...

Sat, September 11, 2010

Flood-hit Pakistanis celebrate Eid amid hopes

By Asim Tanveer

MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Having offered Eid prayers on Saturday in a tiny, shattered mosque, Mohammad Sadiq is firmer in his ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Jolie visits flood-ravaged Pakistan

The Tomb Raider star has already handed over $100,000 (£66,666) of her own money to help those worst affected by the disaster ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

Actress Jolie says flood-hit Pakistan needs long-term help

By Morteza Nikoubaz

JALLOZAI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie called on Tuesday for constant and long-term assistance for Pakistan to help it cope ...

Sat, September 04, 2010

Crime adds to misery for Pakistan's flood victims

By Rebecca Conway

MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Crime and the sale of donated aid supplies are undermining the aid effort for Pakistan's flood ...

Thu, September 02, 2010

Flood-hit Pakistanis and Afghans may cross to Iran: UNHCR

By Augustine Anthony

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Dismal conditions in flood-hit areas in southwest Pakistan could force thousands of Pakistanis and Afghan refugees to cross the ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

Death comes to Pakistani camp for flood victims

By Robert Birsel

SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Tauda, a mother of four, fell sick with stomach cramps and diarrhea in a camp for flood victims ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Jolie donates $100,000 to Pakistan flood relief

The actress, who is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations (U.N.), called for her fans to help raise funds for the Pakistani ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Disease hovers over Pakistan's flood-stricken children

By Michael Georgy

CHARSADDA, Pakistan (Reuters) - As Pakistan's floodwaters rushed into Bakhmina Said's mud-brick home, she grabbed medical records of her daughter ...

Sun, July 25, 2010

Storms continue amid flood cleanup

By James Kelleher and Greg McCune

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Large swathes of the United States suffered another day of extreme weather on Sunday, with hot ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Flash Flood for Calhoun, East Central Kalamazoo and Jackson Counties Cancelled

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The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Flood Advisory ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Flash Flood, Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kalamazoo

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A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 230 am EDT for Calhoun ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

Tropical storm heads to China as flood toll hits 700

BEIJING (Reuters) - Southern China is bracing for its second powerful storm in less than a week, as the death toll from floods and landslides ...

Sat, June 26, 2010

Death toll in flood-stricken south China nears 400

BEIJING (Reuters) - Workers struggled to repair a broken dyke in south China where persistent heavy rains and devastating floods have so far left at ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

At least 18 dead in Arkansas flood

By Shannon Stapleton

LANGLEY, Ark (Reuters) - Search crews recovered 18 bodies and were hunting for others on Saturday along a 10-mile stretch of river ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Grand Ole Opry back in Oct. after $17 million in flood repairs

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nashville's country music mecca the Grand Ole Opry is expected to reopen on October 1 after a $17 million renovation ...

Mon, May 10, 2010

Nashville venues prepare to reopen after flood

By Ray Waddell

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The devastating flood that ravaged Middle Tennessee during the first weekend in May pushed water from the swollen Cumberland ...

Sat, May 08, 2010

House aims to extend flood insurance program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Barney Frank introduced legislation on Friday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through September, which would give Congress more time ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Tennessee flood damage at least $1 billion: governor

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tennessee sustained more than $1 billion in flood damage just in the private sector, and many homeowners likely were not insured ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Congress panel backs flood insurance overhaul

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to overhaul the troubled National Flood Insurance Program, which covers more than five million homes and businesses ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Mega-flood triggered cooling 13,000 yrs ago: scientists

By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists say they have found the trigger of a sharp cooling 13,000 years ago ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

Flood Warnings In Effect For Western WI

PIERCE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Flood warnings are in effect on the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers in Pierce County in far western Wisconsin. The ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Red River rises 2 feet at Fargo, nears major flood

By Rod Nickel

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Red River rose closer, as expected, to causing major flooding at Fargo, North Dakota, on Tuesday, rising ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

North Dakota prepares for flood as Red River rises

By Meredith Davis

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Residents of Fargo, North Dakota, rushed on Wednesday to protect their city from the rising Red River which is ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

Rain, warm weather could spark Midwest flood

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and warmer weather this week could trigger flooding in portions of the Midwest grain belt, prompting concerns of delays to field ...

Fri, October 30, 2009

NYSE open disrupted by flood of "erroneous" orders