The Coast Guard was conducting search and rescue efforts for residents whose homes may have been washed away by the floods, ...

Hawaii is taking control of the aging Wahiawa Dam after floodwaters pushed it to near-failure and prompted mass evacuations.

After three torrential storms dumped 10 inches of rain on Northern California in nine days in February 1986, Sacramento’s flood protections were bursting at the seams. Something had to give — and did.

BHP Found Liable For Dam Collapse in Landmark Court Decision Mrs Justice O'Farrell ruled that BHP was liable for the dam collapse, one of the worst environmental disasters in recent years, leaving the ...