Here's why FEMA has spent about $4 billion to help destroy flood-prone homes

CNBC— Floodplain buyouts allow homeowners to move out of harm's way and help the community create open space that can collect flood waters to protect other homes.

CNN—Kenyans collect what’s left of their homes after flash floods. CNN's Larry Madowo reports from the scene of flash flooding in Nairobi, Kenya, that has left many without a home.

Yahoo—Kenya flood toll rises to 179 as homes and roads are destroyed. Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government said on Wednesday, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region. The death toll in Kenya exceeds that from flooding triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon late last year.

WGNO—First responders help build retired veteran’s ‘forever home’. Dozens of first responders came together to build a local disabled veteran’s home in Pearl River, free of charge.