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Scenes From the 'Historic' Floods That Hit the Midwest — And Could Get Worse

By Maïa Booker and Wilder Davies

After Irma, What Can Cities Do to Be Safer?

By Joseph Hincks / Hong Kong

Why America Can’t Figure Out Flood Prevention

By The Aspen Institute

Iowa Prepares for Floods as Waters Inch Toward 23'

By Maya Rhodan
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Flooding in Indonesia Kills at Least 19 People

Indonesia's disaster-management agency says floods are receding, but the situation is still critical

By Tekendra Parmar

North Korea in Crisis as Thousands Remain Cut Off By Floods

North Korea said it is the worst flooding since the end of the Second World War

By Tekendra Parmar

The Wire Actor Wendell Pierce Loses Baton Rouge House to Floods

Eleven years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his childhood home

By Natalie Stone / People

Death Toll from Sri Lanka Floods Rises Over 100

The floods and landslides were prompted by the country's worst rains since 2010

By Rishi Iyengar

5 Dead in 'Unprecedented' Houston Floods

Authorities have declared a state of emergency

By Rishi Iyengar

This Smiling Donkey Couldn't Have Been Happier to Be Rescued

He had been stranded in a flood

By Megan McCluskey

Indian City of Chennai Recovering From Floods

Intermittent rain is expected for the next 24 hours, however

By Rishi Iyengar

Doctored Image of Indian Prime Minister Causes Scorn

The Indian government's Press Information Bureau was left red-faced

By Rishi Iyengar

Death Toll in Chennai Floods Rises to 269

Large numbers have been reportedly displaced

By Rishi Iyengar

How Exercise Could Beat Bullying

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

70 Killed in Indian Monsoon Flooding

Food relief is being airlifted to the worst-hit areas

By Rishi Iyengar

Anheuser-Busch Brewery Switches to Canning Water to Aid Flood Victims

The cans will go to those in need in Texas and Oklahoma

By Sarah Begley

3 Dead as Storm Batters Eastern Australia

Cyclone-force winds and flash floods have left 215,000 homes without power

By Helen Regan

Cyclone Marcia Batters Australia

The storm ripped apart roofs and uprooted trees and power lines

By Helen Regan

California Braces for Heavy Rain, Flooding

Southern California braced itself for another deluge

By NBC News

Morning Must Reads: November 24

Western N.Y. Braces for Floods Officials warned the record amount of snow that fell on parts of the state might wreak more havoc this week, as warmer weather threatens to inundate the area. With temperatures...

By TIME Staff
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