
Alaska storm damage could displace some evacuees for at least 18 months
Anchorage leaders said Friday they expect as many as 1,600 people to be evacuated to the state's largest city.
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Anchorage leaders said Friday they expect as many as 1,600 people to be evacuated to the state's largest city.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record high water to low-lying Alaska Native communities last weekend and washed away homes, some with people inside.
The storm brought record water levels to two low-lying communities and washed away homes — some with people inside.
Devastating storms and catastrophic flooding have left a trail of destruction in western Alaska and forced hundreds to evacuate. As Carter Evans reports, entire communities are now considered uninhabitable.
One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.
A powerful nor'easter is making its way up the East Coast after intense rain and damaging winds slammed the mid-Atlantic. CBS News' Rob Marciano, Tom Hanson and Zoe Mintz have the latest.
As the housing market braces for the impact of a government shutdown, authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. has expired. Neil Alldredge, President and CEO of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
A CBS News and KFF Health News investigation found at least 170 hospitals nationwide face severe flood risk, with many built in flood zones not reflected on FEMA's maps. David Schechter reports from Tennessee, where one hospital was destroyed during Hurricane Helene.
Hospitals across the U.S. are at risk of significant flooding, and climate experts warn that the Trump administration's cuts leave the nation less prepared.
Powerful monsoon rains in the Southwest are blamed for several deaths in Arizona. The fast-rising water caused flash flooding and chaos. Meteorologist Andrew Kozak has the forecast.
Camp Mystic has announced that it plans to reopen one of its Texas sites, where 27 girls and counselors died in a July flood.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bill into law on camp safety Friday after the devastating and deadly flooding in July. Families of children who died are backing the bill called "Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act." CBS News' Jason Allen spoke to a couple whose 18-year-old daughter was one of the 27 victims who died in the Camp Mystic flooding.
Two new campground safety laws will prohibit cabins in flood zones, provide warning systems, require training for emergencies, and strengthen communications when there is no power or cell service.
Wendie and Matthew Childress learned on the 4th of July that their daughter, Chloe, was missing after the devastating flash flooding that struck the region, killing dozens. Jason Allen spoke to the grieving parents in their first TV interview.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service have expanded an online tool that visualizes U.S. flooding forecasts.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a multi-million dollar relief initiative for victims of last month's deadly July 4th floods. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen reports on ongoing recovery efforts.
The Texas legislature passed a law that requires youth camps to created detailed evacuation plans after 27 girls died in flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas. Jason Allen reports that residents are still struggling to recover.
Even though Hurricane Erin isn't expected to make landfall in the U.S., it's effects are still being felt along the East Coast as it churns in the Atlantic. Meteorologist Darren Peck and CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson have more.
Parents of the Camp Mystic flood victims spoke before a Texas Senate committee on Wednesday, advocating for camp safety legislation. In July, devastating flooding killed more than 130 people in Kerr County, Texas, where the camp was located. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.
Parents of some of the more than two dozen girls who died in last month's deadly Texas floods delivered emotional testimony during a state hearing Wednesday where they raised questions about the disaster. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca was in the room during Wednesday's hearing.
Parents of some the young girls who died in July's Texas Hill Country floods testified at the state capitol Wednesday about proposed flood safety legislation for camps and campgrounds. 27 young girls and counselors were killed when catastrophic flooding hit Camp Mystic in the overnight hours on July 4. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports.
Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed more than 540 people since June 26.
Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier.
A melting glacier pushed the Mendenhall River to a record-high crest of more than 16 feet, prompting a major flood threat to the Alaskan state capital. But more than two miles of newly installed barriers protected neighborhoods from a repeat of the severe flooding of the past two years. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois spoke to Katie Koester, the city manager of Juneau.
Juneau, Alaska, faced record floodwaters Wednesday stemming from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, which released an "outburst flood." CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.
Organizers say they are expecting millions of people to attend the events, and that there is at least one event planned in every state.
Since the Gaza peace plan took effect early this week, Hamas has handed over 20 living hostages and the remains of at least eight confirmed hostages.
Federal agents deployed tear gas on a crowd in Chicago, prompting a judge to ask the agents to wear body cameras.
President Trump on Saturday said the survivors, from Ecuador and Colombia, will be returned to their countries of origin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited to ask President Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia persists.
In a post on Truth Social, the president said the ex-New York congressman has been "horribly mistreated" in prison.
The 5 Freeway, a major artery in Southern California, had closed for a live-fire event at Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County that was being attended by Vice President JD Vance.
David Huerta was arrested in June outside a business where federal agents were investigating suspected immigration violations.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal title any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace Friday.