New flood defences will also be created downstream of the barrier to prevent flooding in that area and protect numerous species, including eels and fish.

For more advanced protection, there are products like water-activated flood bags or door dams. These products expand on ...

A deep plume of tropical moisture streaming ahead of Hurricane Helene ran into a boundary parked over the interior ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.. -- DelDOT is hard at work building a metal-sheet barrier along Route One to prevent flooding where dune ...

Flooding preparations are underway in Seattle's South Park neighborhood to help protect homes and businesses that have been ...

As officials in Franklin County, New York, work to restore roadways damaged by this summer's flooding, the county manager is ...

A Thames Barrier-style tidal defence is being considered in Bristol to prevent future flooding. About 1,000 properties in the city are currently at risk from a tidal surge, according to Bristol ...

A temporary Tiger Dam installed to prevent flooding in Apopka after Hurricane ... The Tiger Dam was designed to act as a barrier to keep floodwaters at bay, but leaks are forming, and neighbors ...

HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka Prefecture--Construction is complete on one of the biggest breakwaters in Japan, a massive seawall built alongside coastal areas here to prevent flooding in the event of a tsunami.

"Businesses and people living in this area have also installed their own measures to prevent flood water from entering which offer a higher standard of protection than the barriers." ...