State officials turned down a request Monday for the release of water from the spillway at Pompton Lakes Dam before this week’s forecast rainstorm. Mayors from four communities downstream of the ...

a significant amount of water has accumulated at the Itaipu dam, north of Puerto Iguazu and the Iguazu Falls. Hence, it was decided to open its floodgates after over a year to protect the safety ...

Officials in the Australian city of Townsville are deliberately flooding several neighbourhoods after record rainfall that has swollen a dam beyond capacity. Residents in and around the north ...