Category: damages

Desert Flooding Damages Los Angeles to Phoenix Highway

DESERT CENTER, Calif.—The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert. The flooding began Wednesday evening amid the latest round of monsoonal thunderstorms to hit the region this summer. The damaged roadway was part of a detour past…


Germany to Provide $35 Billion in Aid for Flood-Hit Regions

BERLIN—The German government agreed Tuesday to provide 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to help rebuild regions hit by devastating floods last month. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of Germany’s 16 states approved the state flood aid package, which still needs parliament’s endorsement. “This is significantly more than we had for previous floods,” Merkel told…