In one photo, Johnny Lauder’s 86-year-old mother is in her Florida home, submerged nearly to her shoulders in black murky water, staring straight at the camera, mouth open. In another, she lies just above the waterline on a table, wrapped in sheets to keep warm. In yet another, she’s being pushed through the water in…
Flood Threat Moves North as Sydney Area Emergency Eases
SYDNEY—Floodwaters were receding in Sydney and its surrounding area Thursday as heavy rain threatened to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city. Evacuation orders and official warnings to prepare to abandon homes were given to 60,000 people by Thursday, down from 85,000 on Wednesday, New South Wales state Premier Dominic Perrottet said. But towns including…
Gateway Towns to Yellowstone Become Dead Ends After Flood
RED LODGE, Mont.—This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a casualty of the severe flooding that tore through one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges, and homes. The unprecedented flood has closed the entire park and forced the evacuation of 10,000 visitors. And towns like…
Man Clings to Tree in Australia for 6 Hours After Floodwaters Sweep Car Off Road
CANBERRA—Australian police said on Wednesday they had rescued a man who was forced to cling to a tree for more than six hours after rising floodwaters swept his car from the road in Australia’s remote Northern Territory, according to local media. The unnamed 33-year old man was driving near the Todd River in Alice Springs…
Survivors Grapple With Aftermath of Deadly Tennessee Flood
WAVERLY, Tenn.—Anna Mays woke up in a panic attack Monday, thinking she was back in the rising floodwater. Two days ago, she had been clinging for her life to the front door of her duplex in rural Tennessee as the water inched up to her neck. Her brother was hanging onto a tree. Then Mays…
New South Wales Braces for More Floods, Lasting Damage
Major flooding along the Hawkesbury River in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) could displace residents and cause utility outages for months, authorities say. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) expects Monday to bring the worst flooding event to the area northwest of Sydney since November 1961, nearly 50 years ago. Floodwaters are expected…
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