﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>flooding news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more flooding stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/4599/flooding.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19:22 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/74349/army-corps-negligence-led-to-katrina-flooding-judge.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Army Corps' Negligence Led to Katrina Flooding: Judge</title><description>In an opinion that could open the federal government to billions in damage claims, a judge ruled today that the failure of the Army Corps of Engineers to maintain an outlet channel led directly to disastrous flooding in and around New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005....</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/74349/army-corps-negligence-led-to-katrina-flooding-judge.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:51 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/74329/eggos-in-short-supply.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Eggos in Short Supply</title><description>Hang on to those Eggos extra tight. Kellogg is rationing supplies around the nation and may continue to do so well into next year. The trouble stems from problems at two of four bakeries. One in Atlanta got shut down temporarily when bacteria showed up in a sample, then ran...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/74329/eggos-in-short-supply.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:57:26 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/71297/dozens-dead-as-mudslides-new-floods-hit-philippines.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Dozens Dead as Mudslides, New Floods Hit Philippines</title><description>Landslides and continued flooding in the wake of two typhoons have killed more than 90 people in the Philippines. Many areas of the country are still underwater, and some reports suggest that water released by dams after Typhoons Ketsana and Parma is responsible for the landslides.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/71297/dozens-dead-as-mudslides-new-floods-hit-philippines.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:45:17 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/70880/philippines-girds-for-calamity-ahead-of-super-typhoon.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Philippines Girds for 'Calamity' Ahead of Super-Typhoon</title><description>Filipinos braced to be whipped by powerful winds and pelted with rain from a second typhoon in eight days, fleeing by the tens of thousands from low-lying areas and suspending cleanup operations in the flooded capital. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a nationwide "state of calamity" and ordered mass evacuations...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/70880/philippines-girds-for-calamity-ahead-of-super-typhoon.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:40:53 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/70490/240-dead-375k-in-shelters-after-philippines-floods.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>240 Dead, 375K in Shelters After Philippines Floods</title><description>At least 240 people are now confirmed dead in flooding in the Philippines after more than 90 new deaths were reported in Manila. Moreover, 375,000 have been displaced by the disaster, more than double earlier official figures. As government officials appeal for international help, a BBC correspondent says getting...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/70490/240-dead-375k-in-shelters-after-philippines-floods.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:07:17 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/70436/philippine-toll-at-140-govt-tarred-for-aid-delay.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Philippine Toll at 140, Gov't Tarred for Aid Delay</title><description>Anger 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...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/70436/philippine-toll-at-140-govt-tarred-for-aid-delay.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 7:27:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/70005/eight-dead-in-southeast-floods.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Eight Dead in Southeast Floods</title><description>Washed-out roads and flooded interstate highways around Atlanta added to the misery today after days of torrential rain in the Southeast that claimed at least eight lives, including a 15-year-old boy whose body was found in the Chattooga River. Authorities urged people who don't need to drive to stay home,...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/70005/eight-dead-in-southeast-floods.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:34:55 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/69854/venice-struggles-to-stay-afloat.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Venice Struggles to Stay Afloat</title><description>Not only is Venice sinking, but the $6-billion floodgates designed to protect it may not do the job, NPR reports. Critics say that the 78 half-built mobile gates, designed to block off seawater when it rises, may fail to fend off sea levels heightened by climate change. And even if...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/69854/venice-struggles-to-stay-afloat.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:26:42 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/68948/20-killed-in-turkish-floods.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>20 Killed in Turkish Floods</title><description>Flash 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...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/68948/20-killed-in-turkish-floods.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 7:11:30 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>