Water main floods Detroit-area freeway
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A massive water-main break shut down the eastbound lanes of a suburban Detroit freeway Thursday, swamping some cars in water up to 4-feet deep.
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By Aubrey Woods, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Mar. 6--HONEYTOWN -- The removal of a barricade led to a motorist driving into high water north of Brownstown on Monday night.  She and her 8-year-old daughter had to be rescued by Hamilton Township volunteer firefighters.
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Eric Martin purchased a condominium a few weeks ago in Painesville, a Cleveland suburb surrounded on three sides by the Grand River. On Friday, 10 inches of rain raised the river 11 feet above flood level, sending water pouring into homes and chasing people to rooftops to await boat rescues. An estimated 600 people were evacuated. One man drowned, authorities said.
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By WILLIAM KATES  ROSCOE, N.Y. - Searchers slogged through mud looking for flood victims among crumpled cars, snapped trees and rubble scattered by a rushing "wall of water" that left at least one person dead.
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Hundreds of homes in northwestern Indiana county were swamped by rising floodwaters after a storm dumped up to 5 inches of rain within a few hours, a county official said Thursday.
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More wet weather spread across California early Wednesday from a powerful Pacific storm that already had dumped record rainfall, spawned highway-blocking mudslides and shut
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Flood warnings for several western and northern Ohio counties were posted early Wednesday as rain-swollen rivers and creeks reached their breaking point.
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A boat ride with emergency workers Tuesday revealed the hardships residents are suffering five days after torrential rains unleashed floodwaters that have killed 44 people and chased hundreds of thousands from their homes in this city of 12 million.
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Boston -- Leaks in the Big Dig highway tunnel system are more widespread than officials have acknowledged, and top construction managers warned as far back as six years ago about problems that could cause waterproofing failures, records show.
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Offices and transport shut down in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as floods inundate nearly all main roads.
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Emergency workers in boats rescued people from cars and homes left stranded by rising water Wednesday as heavy rain doused southern Minnesota and caused flash flooding. The storm was blamed for at least one death.
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Heavy rains and high winds belted parts of the state early Tuesday, causing flooding, forcing street closures and damaging houses and other structures.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Residents in Central Florida continue to face widespread flooding and long lines for everyday items such as gas, ice and water Tuesday, according to Local 6 News.
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Strong thunderstorms brought more flooding to an already soaked state Tuesday, causing some damage and leading to the closure of several highways.
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Flood warnings issued around Midlands and north-east with river levels expected to peak tomorrow
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Heavy rains caused serious flooding Sunday in Pennsylvania, Delaware and along Maryland&#039;s Eastern Shore, washing out roads and forcing some residents to evacuate their homes. No deaths or injuries were reported.
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Drenching rains soaked Southern California for a second day Tuesday, chasing residents from homes in the path of floodwaters and leaving highways littered with wreckage or making them impassable because of rivers of mud and water.