Town residents recently approved a $150,000 fund to buy a quick-fill sandbag machine, conduct a deep-cleaning of catch basins, and purchase the red plastic flood barrier for the East End.

San Francisco Tests Flood Barriers to Protect Mission District By Sara Geiser • Published March 10, 2016 • Updated on March 10, 2016 at 12:20 pm • Published March 10, 2016 • Updated on ...

In the absence of sandbags, sturdy plastic trash bags can be a useful substitute. By filling these bags with dirt, gravel, or any other heavy materials, homeowners can create a makeshift barrier.

That barrier — an 8-inch-high curb — remains north of 166th Place. Calumet City opposed recent work to increase the height of a flood wall along the Indiana border.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A new report released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says an April flood barrier breach in downtown Davenport was caused by pressure from the swollen Mississippi River ...

Crews in San Francisco are preparing for heavy rain by deploying temporary interlocking flood barriers along 17th and Folsom Streets. It's a notoriously low lying area.

Enter: the red plastic flood barrier — a temporary structure meant to be set up and taken down in any area of town, all in a couple of days, whenever bad weather makes it necessary. “We sort of need ...

On a blustery day in December, a promising new storm-deployable barrier arrived in Provincetown's East End — in pieces. Each segment was waist-high, shaped like the letter “L,” and made of ...