Read more flash floods stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18806/flash-floods.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70436/philippine-toll-at-140-govt-tarred-for-aid-delay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnger is mounting in the Philippines over what is widely seen as a slow and inadequate relief effort from the government. The death toll from the flash floods has jumped to 140, and is expected to continue rising as people look for missing relatives. At least 450,000 have been...http://www.newser.com/story/70436/philippine-toll-at-140-govt-tarred-for-aid-delay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68948/20-killed-in-turkish-floods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFlash floods gushed across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul today, killing at least 20 people and stranding dozens in cars or on rooftops, AP reports. Eight people are missing. Fueled by the worst rain in decades, waters rose more than 3 feet high in the city's...http://www.newser.com/story/68948/20-killed-in-turkish-floods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 7:11:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56625/drunk-cell-chatting-driver-charged-in-texas-kid-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Houston driver was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter yesterday after his car careened into a flooded ditch, killing three of his kids and two others. The 32-year-old dad was arrested after failing an on-the-spot sobriety test, said police. The body of a 4-year-old girl is still missing,...http://www.newser.com/story/56625/drunk-cell-chatting-driver-charged-in-texas-kid-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 2:27:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54525/burst-jakarta-dam-kills-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least 50 people were killed today when a Jakarta dam burst, unleashing a 10-foot-high "mini-tsunami" that destroyed a neighborhood, reports the Times of London. The dam burst before dawn as people slept. The toll is expected to soar as more bodies are discovered. One neighbor recalled how she was...http://www.newser.com/story/54525/burst-jakarta-dam-kills-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 2:57:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35761/border-fence-blamed-for-ariz-flooding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEnvironmentalists say the US border-security fence is to blame for water backups in southwestern Arizona and Mexico, where steel-mesh panels meant to keep illegal immigrants out are getting clogged with flood debris, the AP reports. Critics are focusing their attacks on Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff, who waived environmental laws...http://www.newser.com/story/35761/border-fence-blamed-for-ariz-flooding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 15:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35182/grand-canyon-rescue-resumes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRescue operations resumed this morning in the Grand Canyon, as helicopters airlifted campers and residents stranded by severe flooding, the Arizona Republic reports. Around 400 people have been evacuated since yesterday, and rescue workers are still searching for 11 tourists who remain unaccounted for—although the local sheriff says it’s...http://www.newser.com/story/35182/grand-canyon-rescue-resumes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Aug 2008 14:27:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18187/record-rainfall-soaks-hawaii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA record downpour of 11 inches in 24 hours has damaged dozens of homes and sparked a flash-flood alert in Hawaii, MSNBC reports. No injuries have been reported, but many residents are voluntarily fleeing their homes in Hilo, the state's second-biggest city. "The situation in Hilo is critical and a...http://www.newser.com/story/18187/record-rainfall-soaks-hawaii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Feb 2008 21:38:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14011/flooding-claims-9-in-caribbean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTropical Storm Olga set off flash floods in the Dominican Republic yesterday, killing at least 8 people, reports Reuters. Another man died in a mudslide in nearby Puerto Rico. The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression by the end of the day, and predicted to head between Jamaica and...http://www.newser.com/story/14011/flooding-claims-9-in-caribbean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Dec 2007 7:37:00 CST