Floods in Central Europe kill 10 people in Czech Republic. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the eastern city of Dresden in Germany, where thousands of troops are deployed to help flood-hit areas. On Wednesday, a city spokeswoman said that some 600 people needed to leave their homes in Dresden because of the flood. Electricity cut off was reported in parts of the city. The military also said... 

Hurricane Sandy has forced evacuations all the way up Eastern Seaboard, though it has yet to make landfall. As many as 50 million people could end up in harm’s way, with New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Virginia already seeing flooding. ­The storm, which the National Hurricane Center now ranks as a category 1, is set to make landfall along the New Jersey coast Monday evening, with hurricane-force... 

This picture, taken by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on July 30, 2012 shows road and houses being flooded at Anju city in South Phongan province, caused by typhoon and downpour. The UN has sent a team to North Korea for expressing their solidarity with the government and people in the wake of the recent flood, a UN official says. The UN team was headed “to see what help... 

Torrential rains in Ibadan near Lagos Nigeria At least 35 people have been killed and many others remain missing in central Nigeria, where torrential rains have resulted in a devastating flood. “We have recovered the bodies of 35 people that drowned in the overnight flooding,” said Manasie Phampe, head of the Red Cross in Nigeria adding, “About 200 homes have either been submerged... 

Australians build up a levee to prevent flood waters in the New South Wales town of Charleville on February 4, 2012. Nearly 9,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in Australia’s flood-stricken south, where the military has joined emergency services to evacuate the residents. Days of heavy rain have caused flooding across three Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria... 

Two people have died and thousands of people have lost their homes in Venezuela, after heavy rainfall hit different regions of the country causing massive landslides, Press TV reports. Almost 2,000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to the landslides during the past days, which also killed two people in the Capital Caracas, a Press TV correspondent reported on Thursday. Authorities are... 

Unleashed by its U.S. Army minders, the Mississippi River poured across Louisiana lowlands Monday on its way to inundate thousands of homes and businesses as the Corps of Engineers fights to spare Baton Rouge and New Orleans. “Hope you appreciate this Baton Rouge. You’re welcome,” read one sign posted outside a home in the path of the floodwater. The water was rising early Monday... 

One man has gone to extraordinary lengths to save his family’s home from rising floodwaters…by building a giant levee and moat system. Russell Petty, 50, of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas spent several weeks excavating and piling sand bags, including with the help of 100 friends and neighbors, reports The New York Times. Mr Petty’s home is menaced by high water from the nearby White River,... 

Earthquake topples Christchurch Cathedral's spire, one of many collapsed buildings across New Zealand's second largest city. Country’s second largest city hit by 6.3-magnitude quake on busy weekday afternoon, its second major quake in five months. At least 65 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch, collapsing buildings, burying... 

Floodwaters are seen in the Depot Hill district of Rockhampton, Australia. Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to an Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet. Thunderstorms were forecast Thursday to soak the already flooded communities in northeastern Australia, where residents in the path of another rising river...