Flood news headlines

A year ago, Han lost her mother in the NSW floods. Now, the 10-year-old is facing losing her home.

The UK's weather forecaster, the Met Office, issued a rare red alert — the highest level of weather warning — for parts of Scotland, with "exceptional rainfall" expected to pose a "danger to life from fast-flowing or deep floodwater".

Rainfall deficiencies across Australia are increasing, despite recent flooding rainfall in Victoria and southern NSW.

Two men have been pulled from a car trapped in floodwater at East Gippsland in Victoria.

There is a fresh emergency warning for residents living in parts of Sale, in the Victoria's east following days of heavy rain.

From bushfires to flash flooding, extreme weather has hit parts of Australia's east coast.

The 43-year-old man was rescued last night, after he got into trouble and became surrounded by rising water in Victoria's east.

One of the wettest days in decades has turned The Big Apple into a great big lake.

Some of the world's biggest polluters have been deliberately left off the speaking list at a major summit.

Australia is officially in an El Niño event after a La Niña pattern brought three years of cool temperatures and record-breaking rain.

United Nations estimates at least 11,300 people are dead. The city had a population of around 100,000 before the tragedy.

After watching their neighbours swept away from rooftops, flood-ravaged Libyans face unimaginable new horrors.

The crossing at Rafah, in the south of Gaza and the north of Egypt, is fast becoming a lifeline for millions of civilians.

The death toll from flooding that hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna has reached more than 5000 and was expected to rise further, a local health official said.

Residents have been warned to remain indoors as authorities attempt to recapture the dangerous animals.

Massive trees have been uprooted and trampolines sent flying as the lower North Island of New Zealand was blasted with winds of around 246 km/h.

Emergency workers have uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya's eastern city of Derna.

Residents watched on as 2.2 million litres of red wine were reportedly unleashed, flooding the town with a deluge of red wine.

The highest "black" rainstorm warning has been used by the weather bureau, urging for people to stay indoors and find shelter.

Some famous faces have already escaped the mud-soaked festival by working kilometres out of the flooded desert.

Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel.

Tropical Storm Idalia headed out to sea after thrashing parts of Florida and Georgia with punishing rains and destructive winds, leaving residents to begin the arduous process of picking through the debris of devastated homes.

Russian authorities have charged the organisers of the unauthorised tour beneath the city.

The Atlantic hurricane season is ramping up. Three tropical systems formed in 24 hours Saturday into Sunday. Harold now marks the fourth in four days.

The history-making storm poses a threat to multiple US states, experts have warned.

The barren landscape of Death Valley is not normally known for running water.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as mudslides and flooding continues to wreak havoc.

Raging river waters have swept away some of the region's most valuable homes.

The World Scout Jamboree hosts 158 countries and 43,000 teens who participate in 10 days of camping and other activities.

Authorities have warned of the potential for more floods in other areas because of swiftly swelling rivers.

China's capital recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.

At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country.

South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.

A windswept Arctic fox, a murmuration of birds facing a snowstorm in the Himalayas, and a man and a boy in a flooded living room are among the images recognized in this year's Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's Environmental Photography Award.

Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain, including one who was washed about 1.6km through sewer pipes.

The specialised United Nations agency's announcement followed the same call from American meteorologists. The Bureau of Meteorology is yet to follow suit.

While the nation enjoyed some respite from the rain yesterday, those conditions are to be short lived.

Australians are being warned of potential unseasonal floods as a massive rain band continues to sweep across the country.

Two men have been rescued from floodwaters after driving into what they thought was a "large puddle" near Shepparton in Victoria's north.

Two nearby villages under occupation, Dnipryany and Korsunka, were underwater up to the rooftops of homes and a bright blue church.

An early bird El Nino has officially formed, American meteorologists have announced.

The explosive devices are floating in floodwaters and pose a major hazard to residents, an international aid group warned.

Flash flooding has damaged homes and lightning set a car on fire on Perth's wettest June day in 37 years.

The Bureau of Meteorology is set to take greater responsibility for forecasts and warnings under an overhaul of Melbourne's flood response system.

Six months' worth of rain in a little over a day has hit a drought-stricken region of northern Italy, forcing thousands to leave with whatever they could carry - by dinghy, tractor or even paddling pool.

At least nine people have been killed by heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, and as many as 20,000 residents are being forced to evacuate.

Rivers swelled over their banks in a drought-struck region of northern Italy, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands.

Dangerous weather is hampering the desperate mission to locate the boy, with a warning more wild weather is "still to come".

Authorities in the central African nation are preparing to recover more bodies.

A family has been reunited with the ashes of their beloved aunt after they were lost during the devastating floods in the Hawkesbury region.