The first phase of barrier installation will cost nearly $8 million. Homeowners in the newly created district will shoulder ...

A flood protection plan requiring 466 property owners to pay nearly $6,300 each for barriers to build a semipermanent levee ...

The new barrier is due to be operational in two years.

The Bridgwater scheme is the largest of more than 1,000 getting cash from the government to protect homes and businesses from ...

Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned ...

Elaine Merrick-Reed, who lives in Chard - one of the worst-hit places - said she watched helplessly as flood water started to ...

New flood barriers would extend on the west side of the Napa River from near the Oxbow at the River Terrace Inn to north of ...

Somerset Council has declared a major incident after flooding in parts of the county. Brian Drury, owner of BD Garden & Pet Supplies in Ilminster, says the floodwater in his store was 2ft (60cm) deep.

It came over the barrier and flooded everywhere ... The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for Chard, Martock, Ilminster and Yeovil. Several schools in Somerset were closed on Monday ...