Planning for flood-prevention systems in Venice stretches back to the 1980s. In 2003, construction of the MOSE system began. MOSE features four mobile inlet barriers at points along the lagoon ...

Two teenagers in the Innviertel region saved the life of a pensioner (84) who drove into the flood in Uttendorf despite a ...

Flooding across central Europe resulted in the closure of factories and stores on Monday, driven by intense rainfall and ...

Flash flooding in the Horse Gulch burn scar area caused Riverside Campground to close after twelve camper vehicles got ...

The rain and winds in Morgan City are picking up as Hurricane Francis makes its way toward the Louisiana coast. Landfall is ...

Prague puts up flood barriers to protect historic centre Once in 100 year floods forecast for parts of Czech Republic South Germany, parts of Austria, Poland, and Slovakia on alert Slovakia ...

NEW ORLEANS — A Lakeview couple is in shock and frustrated after their home took on more than 6 inches of flood water during Hurricane ... "Shortly after that I put up sandbags by the back door and ...

PRAGUE, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Factories and stores across central Europe shut down production lines and closed their doors on Monday ... must be a breach of the flood barriers," he said.

Residents have been urged to "plan ahead" by a council after thousands of homes could be at risk of flooding due to rainfall. Essex County Council collated Environment Agency data to identify ...

Prague, a city of 1.3 million people, has since invested heavily into flood barriers and other measures to avoid similar inundations. Prague mayor Bohuslav Svoboda said on Czech television that ...