Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat ...

Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country ...

So even if the wooden piles are damaged, the whole system of wood, water and mud is held together under intense pressure, and is kept resilient for centuries. "Is there anything to worry about?

Five months after deadly floods ravaged Valencia, the Spanish city is hosting its biggest celebration of the year ...

A EUROPEAN holiday hot spot has been devastated by horror flash floods – with authorities warning people to stay indoors. Shocking images have shown dangerous waters washing away cars and ...

Rick Fowler Irving woodlands Trucking supervisor explains that their drivers are finding ways to avoid the mud during mud season. “We are currently in our spring operation period so we start ...

But these regiments are about to get a stark reminder as the weather warms all along the front line of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, and once-frozen ground turns to mud. The Lada was a sitting ...

Two sheep which got stuck in mud were saved with "minutes to spare" from a rising high tide. Furness Coastguard and Bay Search and Rescue were called to rescue the two animals near Mearness Farm ...