Toxic foam floods streets, homes in Colombia
Toxic foam clouds flooded streets and dozens of homes Wednesday following a night of heavy rain in Soacha, Colombia. Local media reported the foam came from an overflowing sewage gully.
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Toxic foam clouds flooded streets and dozens of homes Wednesday following a night of heavy rain in Soacha, Colombia. Local media reported the foam came from an overflowing sewage gully.
Heavy rain led to a mudslide and flooding Wednesday in Austria's southern Carinthia region that caused widespread damage. At least one person in the region has died, police said.
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Officials in Wyoming reopened parts of Yellowstone National Park after historic flooding. Cam Sholly, superintendent of Yellowstone, joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss the recovery efforts.
Tourists crowded several entrances to Yellowstone National Park when it partially reopened on Wednesday, following closures due to record flooding that destroyed homes and roads, forced evacuations and left portions of the area indefinitely inaccessible to visitors.
Millions affected and waiting for food supplies as collapsed transport and communication is making relief and rescue difficult.
The park's south loop will have limited service beginning Wednesday at 8 a.m., the park service said.
Both countries have asked their militaries for help as more rain is expected over the weekend.
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The popular tourist destination that sees about 2 million visitors every summer.
Businesses are facing a wave of cancellations after severe flooding in Yellowstone National Park. Montana's lieutenant governor said the damage is so severe it could take months to reopen the entire park. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
Efforts to solve the baby formula shortage hit a roadblock as Abbott had to halt production at a Michigan plant after severe storms caused flooding.
Yellowstone National Park remains closed after historic flooding washed away roads and trapped residents. Officials say search and rescue operations are ongoing. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Search and rescue teams used helicopters to locate and successfully evacuate people who were left stranded in the wake of historic floods that tore through Yellowstone National Park this week.
The popular tourist destination that sees 2 million visitors every summer is completely shut down.
All entrances to Yellowstone were closed due to the deluge, caused by heavy rains and melting snowpack, while park officials ushered tourists out of the most affected areas.
Storms in Milwaukee flooded parts of the city so severely that this woman was able to paddle her kayak on the streets afterward.
Evacuation orders are in place in Wrightwood, California, as the Sheep Fire grows. In Montana, flooding has forced closures of all entrances to Yellowstone National Park. Meanwhile, dangerous heat is scorching much of the country. Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes has the forecast.
Cars and drivers in Miami were left stranded in knee-deep water over the weekend following heavy rain from a tropical system. Forecasters are urging those in flood-prone parts of the U.S. to be prepared going forward. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
South Florida is recovering from heavy rainfall and flooding after a storm swept through before the weekend. The storm left many residents without power. Adriana Diaz has more.
Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane to come ashore in May when it made landfall Monday in southern Mexico. The governor of Mexico's Oaxaca state said Tuesday at least 11 people were killed by flooding and landslides caused by the storm.
"First part of the hill gave way, then it was just a tsunami of mud," one resident said.
Officials said at least 44 people died this weekend after intense rains lashed two cities on Brazil's northeastern Atlantic coast, causing landslides and severe flooding.