This is the horrifying moment heavy rainfall in Petrópolis, Brazil triggered a massive waterfall-like flood on April 6. Some areas recorded nearly 12 inches of rain falling within 24 hours, causing ...

Across the state of Amazonas, more than 400,000 people have been affected by flooding, said the state's Civil Defense service, many of whom were evacuated as water levels climbed. The Rio Negro river ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and ...

GENEVA – Almost one month after the start of heavy rains in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is expanding its response with national authorities to meet the ...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Vanderson Chaves has faced many challenges in more than a decade as a Paralympic fencer, but none as fearsome as the massive floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state. The ...

Hydropower plants in Vietnam risk lives by delaying floodwater release. Lessons from Brazil, Japan, and China offer urgent ...