Floods - Page 108

January 11, 2018

California mudslides affecting Oprah, Rob Lowe, other celebs in Santa Barbara County

The heavy rains that spawned mudslides in Southern California on Tuesday that left at least 17 people dead left a path of destruction in a wealthy enclave home to celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe and Ellen DeGeneres.

January 10, 2018

Residents didn't heed voluntary evacuation before mudslide

Residents of the area hit the hardest by the deadly flash floods in Southern California didn't heed a voluntary evacuation.

January 9, 2018

Southern California mudslides, flooding leave at least 13 dead in Montecito, highways closed

At least 13 people were killed Tuesday after a powerful winter storm drenching Southern California sent mud, rocks and debris plummeting down wildfire-scarred hillsides and into several neighborhoods, some of which house lavish celebrity homes.

January 9, 2018

Powerful California storm floods roads, loosens hillsides

The same Californians who had to flee from huge wildfires in recent months now have to deal with hard rains that bring another type of danger.

January 9, 2018

The Latest: California storm floods roads, loosens hillsides

The Latest on storms in California (all times local): 5:10 a.m.

January 8, 2018

US hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billion

With hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, tornadoes and drought, America hit a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion.

January 8, 2018

The Latest: Thousands evacuated from California burn areas

The Latest on storms in California (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Officials say about 21,000 people have been evacuated from neighborhoods beneath hillsides laid bare by California's largest-ever wildfire and other recent blazes as a storm raises fears of flash floods and debris flows.

January 5, 2018

East Coast braces for a deep freeze following massive storm

East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a winter storm dumped as much as 18 inches of snow (46 centimeters) and unleashed bitter cold, hurricane-force winds and historic coastal flooding from the Carolinas to Maine.

January 4, 2018

'Bomb cyclone' triggers Boston flooding panic, high tides trapping drivers

The “bomb cyclone” brought in dangerous flooding in Boston and unprecedented high tides along the Massachusetts coast, causing drivers to be trapped in vehicles “floating” through ice-slushed streets covered in mini "icebergs."

December 30, 2017

Disasters pound North America in 2017; overall down globally

North America couldn't catch a break in 2017.