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Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

Cars are submerged in a parking lot of Westernport Elementary School as flooding forces the evacuation of the school, and downtown homes and businesses were inundated with rising floodwaters in rural Westernport (Image: AP) Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second […]

Climate Change Intensifies Deadly Rainfall and Flooding in the US South and Midwest | World News

Two churches, one Catholic and one Baptist are flooded by the Kentucky River (Image: AP) Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists. The series […]

US storms, ‘devastating’ flooding death toll climbs to 17

US storms, ‘devastating’ flooding death toll climbs to 17 (AFP Image) Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 17 people, officials said Sunday, with the National Weather Service warning of “devastating” flash flooding.Flood warnings remain in effect, particularly in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, according to forecasters. Tennessee has been the hardest […]