The scheme will provide up to €20,000 for businesses and sports clubs in Bantry and Fermoy

Some 23 premises were flooded in the town last week after gale force winds gusted to more than 130km/h

Swollen rivers that have burst their banks in north and north-eastern Spain have been blamed for the death of at least one person.

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Bosnia, prompting evacuations, causing power outages in the capital and submerging roads in some parts of the Balkan country.

Among the proposed zonings criticised are sites in the city centre, Tivoli, Douglas, Togher, Curraheen and Ballincollig, as well as lands adjacent to the River Lee

At least three people have died and 11 others are missing after a bus fell into a river in northern China as flooding from heavy rains destroyed homes and inundated farmland.

The north-eastern Spanish town of Alcanar is surveying the damage to homes and businesses caused by flooding produced by intense rain that fell on large areas of the country.

Flooding in central China has continued to cause havoc in cities and rural areas, with authorities saying another 21 people had been killed and another four were missing.Floodwaters rose to 3.5 metres in Hubei province’s Liulin township following ...

Following heavy rain on Friday afternoon, incidents of flooding were recorded in a number of locations

More than 300 people died in recent flooding in central China, authorities said, three times the previously announced toll. The Henan provincial government said 302 people died and 50 remain missing.

Towns around Italy’s famous Lake Como have been hit by mudslides and floods in another example of extreme weather phenomena that an agricultural lobby said had intensified in recent years.

Trucks carrying water and food streamed into a Chinese city on Sunday after flooding killed at least 58 people, while soldiers laid sandbags to fill gaps in river dykes that had left neighbourhoods under water.

A man in central China was rescued after spending three days trapped in a flooded underground garage following torrential rains while at least four bodies were found after a traffic tunnel was drained, according to news reports.

China’s military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces.

Debris from areas burned by wildfires courses through city streets as one woman dies in flash flood on Colorado River

But regeneration works come at a price as project will see Bandon lose a lot on on-street parking spaces

A motorist trapped in a car has become the first fatality of floods on Australia’s east coast. The car was trapped in floodwater at dawn and emergency services recovered the car with a body inside on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Motorists in the Fermoy area have been voicing their frustration at diversions put in place as a result of Tuesday’s flooding

Rivers have already burst their banks in many areas and heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours means more issues could be on the horizon, authorities have warned.

Thousands of residents are being evacuated on the outskirts of Indonesia’s capital amid flooding from the Citarum River. The Bekasi district in Indonesia’s West Java province has experienced flooding since Saturday because of heavy rain.

There is also an increased risk of river flooding and localised surface flooding as a result of the downpours 

Council’s warning comes as Met Éireann issues a wind warning for nine counties, including Cork, for tonight and tomorrow morning

Fears of flooding did not materialise this morning

The warning is now in effect, and it will remain in place until 6am on Saturday morning.

We have seen these end-of-the-world narratives play out in our media many, many times. We are living out this disaster movie narrative, it is just happening in something similar to slow motion

Cork City Council says there will be “a period of high astronomical spring tides” over the next two days.

The forecaster says there will also be very high seas around coastal areas, and there is a risk of associated coastal flooding. 

The alert will come into effect in the early hours of Thursday morning and last until 6am on Friday.

"The damage done to traders and workers can’t be ignored and I think people should reflect on that."

Micheál Martin: 'Today’s flood event, which has caused damage estimated to run into millions of euro, is further evidence of the need to progress flood defence works in the city to prevent such flooding occurrences in the future.'

Devastated businesses are counting the cost of flood damage this morning. 

There are reports of traffic jams in and around Cork city centre this morning, as city officials tackle significant spot flooding in several areas. 

Met Éireann has issued a Level Yellow rain and wind weather warning for Cork, while county council warns of high tides and storm surges

The first house to collapse in Hyderabad was in a hilly area of the city where the soil was loosened by more than 9.8 inches of rain in the past 24 hours

Issue raised in Dáil as enviroment mininster admits a 'long-term' approach is needed

Fears enterprises will not survive another flood, as second clean-up in a week gets underway.

Heavy rain has forced a number of West Cork residents from their homes, including some elderly people who had been self-isolating to avoid contracting Covid-19.

Eight other families are awaiting results as their applications are still be assessed. 

€20,000 worth of emergency funding has been made available to businesses impacted by flooding in Kenmare and the south-west region of Ireland in recent weeks.

The energy giant could be facing huge payouts in compensation after the Supreme Court ruled it was negligent when floods deluged Cork City in 2009.

The Supreme Court found the ESB was guilty of negligence concerning extensive flood damage to buildings on the campus of UCC.

More than 70,000 homes and businesses are at risk from coastal flooding due to climate change in the next 30 years - with Munster counties firmly in the crosshairs of Mother Nature’s angry response to humankind’s dereliction of duty when it comes to harming the planet.

A number of homes in Limerick flooded for the second time in 24 hours due to an 8m-high tide on the River Shannon. The river is in flood in recent days due to increased rainfall.