As Hurricane Milton approaches coastal Florida, residents are again packing and setting out sandbags, a familiar attempt at limiting flood damage that has become a ritual in the wake of Hurricane ...

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WINFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A makeshift sandbag barrier holding back water from the Mississippi River has failed at Winfield, Missouri, and authorities say they’ve evacuated most of the town. Emergency ...

Members of the Illinois National Guard helped build up existing sandbag barriers to hold back floodwaters Monday, June 10, 2019, along Brookwood Drive in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. The Mississippi ...

Across Florida, residents are rushing to fill sandbags and haul them back to their homes in the hopes of keeping the floodwaters out before Hurricane Milton brings a 12-foot storm surge and up to 15 ...

As storms continue pummeling Northern California, Stanislaus County residents should prepare themselves for flooding. The National Weather Service is forecasting up to 4 inches of rain will come down ...

FLORIDA — Whenever a tropical storm or hurricane approaches the state, flooding is always a concern. Many residents use sandbags as a barrier to divert moving water away from homes or buildings. If ...

The Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) in Penang will install higher sandbag barriers along the coastlines of Tanjung ...

Waves crash against sandbag “burritos” at Sunset Beach. Measures before the Legislature would compel homeowners to reveal details related to such “erosion control structures” to potential buyers. The ...