Flood-risk homes 'may be uninsurable'
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Association of British Insurers warns that cover may not be offered to up to 1m homes built on floodplains
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By Joy L. Woodson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 21--For almost a year, Northeast Richland homeowner Michael Harvey and owners of a Shumaker Homes development have been at odds over property lines and something no one can live without -- water.
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A government review is ordered into whether floods in parts of England could have been prevented.
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As evacuation orders come down, homeowners ask: What really matters? What can't be replaced?
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Building sea defences could increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas of England and Wales, a report claims.
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Home owners in north Wales hit by floods for the second time in less than a year say they face financial ruin.
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Australians mopping up their flood  damaged homes in the Hunter Valley and Central Coast north of  Sydney were warned on Tuesday to protect themselves from  disease in the sewage-contaminated floodwaters.
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A federal judge has ruled that thousands of homeowners flooded after Hurricane Katrina can move forward with their attempts to seek compensation from insurers, a ruling that runs counter to a previous federal court decision.
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Swimmers are being warned this summer's storms could lead to health risks in seas from untreated sewage.
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The father of a Hull man who died in last week's floods says fire crews did not do enough to save him.
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Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a sizable hurricane this year, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday.
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Parts of the UK are at a "serious" risk of flooding on Sunday, according to the Environment Agency.
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The public must be alerted about the risk that not managing water properly could lead to shortages, MPs warn.
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Eleven families are still unable to move back into their homes, 30 months after the floods which hit Carlisle in 2005.
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The victims of the latest floods in Mozambique may take longer to put their lives back together than those caught in the devastating downpours of seven years ago, the Red Cross warned Thursday.
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The insurance industry says claims relating to the floods which hit parts of the UK in June will total Â£1.5bn.
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A Louisiana federal judge has ruled many New Orleans homeowners whose houses sustained water damage after Hurricane Katrina are not excluded from coverage under their insurance policies, a judgment that represents a loss for the insurance industry.