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Experts saying as natural disasters become more common, communities need to invest in flood infrastructure for the future. Global’s Katherine Dornian explains.

Heavy flash flooding is confronting the Texas community of Uvalde. Uvalde County leaders say between 8 p.m. last night to 9 this morning, 25 people have had to be rescued, with more ongoing Wednesday.

The Assiniboine River in and around Brandon has now peaked, according to officials. But residents are being told to remain cautious as the river isn’t expected to recede for another couple of days. Vasilios Bellos reports.

Dauphin not the only community in the Parklands affected by these heavy rains. Swan River thought it had already been through the worst, until the rain came down hard again this week. Global’s Teagan Rasche has more on some of the other communities dealing with emergencies.

For residents on one Pierrefonds street, flooding is more than an occasional occurance. They say it has become a recurring reality. After another round of flash flooding on the West Island last month, homeowners on Fleming street say the city has failed to take action despite proof the problem has existed for years. As Felicia...

After two strong storms hit Edmonton on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, local festivals and city facilities are dealing with the aftermath. As Katherine Ludwig reports, even though the sun is shining 24 hours later it’s still all hands on deck for the clean up.

More than 1,000 West Island residents are now looking to join two proposed class action lawsuits following last month’s devastating floods. They claim the cities of Montreal and Dollard des Ormeaux failed to do enough to protect residents from the damage. As Felicia Parrillo reports, many are seeking compensation and above all, say they want...

Many municipalities in eastern Saskatchewan have called for a state of emergency, including Canora.

The morning commute in northwest Edmonton was disrupted for many drivers after an overnight storm dumped enough water to flood several parts of Yellowhead Trail. As Joel Gotlib explains, it’s the latest water woe in what is shaping up to be a soggy summer.

Parts of Texas are getting hit with another day of life-threatening flash flooding and torrential rain. The rain is still falling in the Texas Hill Country, and the Guadalupe River is roaring with both floodwaters and debris on Thursday.

Dozens of residents of Villa Marguerite in west Edmonton are sleeping on mattresses on the floor days after a violent storm caused water to pour through the windows into their basement units. Sarah Ryan reports.

Canada’s minister of emergency management says some kind of personnel deployment is planned to assist with Manitoba’s flood recovery.

Dauphin residents are coming together, helping their neighbours rebuild after this week’s flash flooding. Katherine Dornian has more on the situation.

The town of Tofield is now assessing the damage and begining the clean up after intense flooding that covered much of the town. As Katherine Ludwig reports Tofield’s mayor is saying it could take months for the town to fully recover.

Southeast of Edmonton, the community of Tofield and surrounding Beaver County issued an overland flooding alert after two days of heavy rainfall pushed the town’s wastewater system over capacity and turned roads, fields, parking lots and other low-lying areas into lakes. Kabi Moulitharan has the latest.

Residents in the southeast Edmonton community of Jubilee Landing have been working through days of localized flooding after repeated heavy rains in June. Storm drains are struggling to keep up, and some homeowners are left trapped by waist-high water. Kayla Nessel had to buy a paddleboard just to leave her front door. She is pleading...

It’s been a wild weather weekend across this country, particularly in the Prairies where 14 tornadoes were reported in Saskatchewan since Friday. Meanwhile, in Manitoba the city of Brandon is now under a state of emergency because of flooding. Both provinces are dealing with a stifling heat wave that stretches all the way to Quebec....

At least 51 people have died in southeastern Bangladesh after days of torrential monsoon rain, intensified by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, worsened flooding across the region. More than one million people remained stranded on Sunday as heavy rain continued, according to the country’s disaster management ministry.

Much of Edmonton is in clean up mode after a quick summer storm hit the city both Friday and Saturday afternoons. The city became the victim of flash floods, fallen trees and damaged infrastructure due to the storm. Katherine Ludwig reports.

Many areas of western Manitoba were hit hard with lots of rain and major overland flooding in and around Brandon. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more on the cleanup efforts there.