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Associated Press
37 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Milwaukee Flooding: U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief at 11 Stores in SE Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2025-- U-Haul ® announced it is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box ® container usage at 11 Company facilities across metro Milwaukee to assist flood victims with their recovery efforts. Residents of southeast Wisconsin were hit with flash floods that dumped more than 10 inches of rain over the weekend, resulting in countless homes taking on water damage. 'Many families are dealing with flooded basements and homes throughout the area,' said Shawn Odden, U-Haul Area District Vice President. 'We are ready to help our neighbors who have been impacted and could use a dry, secure place to keep their belongings.' Access to self-storage rooms and portable storage containers is essential to communities during and after natural disasters. The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box portable container offer is for on-site storage at Company centers. People seeking more information on the U-Haul Disaster Relief program or needing to arrange storage services should contact the nearest participating location: U-Haul Moving & Storage at Capitol Drive 505 E. Capitol Drive Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 963-8716 U-Haul Moving & Storage at Good Hope Road 5701 W. Good Hope Road Milwaukee, WI 53223 (414) 353-5850 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Granville Station 8626 N. Granville Road Milwaukee, WI 53224 (414) 365-6464 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Menomonee Valley 3530-3534 W. Pierce St. Milwaukee, WI 53215 (414) 999-3167 U-Haul Moving & Storage at State Street 2020 W. State St. Milwaukee, WI 53233 (414) 933-7766 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Walker's Point 1500 S. 1st St. Milwaukee, WI 53204 (414) 383-7735 U-Haul Storage of Riverwest 4390 N. Richards St. Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 312-4943 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Oak Creek 611 W. Puetz Road Oak Creek, WI 53154 (414) 768-8557 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Les Paul Parkway 925 Highway 164 S. Waukesha, WI 53186 (262) 347-4903 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Waukesha 1450 S. West Ave. Waukesha, WI 53189 (262) 347-3762 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Currie Park 11700 W. Capitol Drive Wauwatosa, WI 53222 (414) 269-2487 In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder. About U-HAUL Celebrating our 80th anniversary in 2025, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 197,500 trucks, 137,200 trailers and 41,300 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 1,093,000 rentable storage units and 94.9 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from theApp StoreorGoogle Play. View source version on CONTACT: Sydney Ellis Jeff Lockridge E-mail:[email protected] Phone: 602-263-6981 Website: KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA WISCONSIN INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENVIRONMENT TRUCKING CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY AUTOMOTIVE NATURAL DISASTERS TRANSPORT BUILDING SYSTEMS LOGISTICS/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FLEET MANAGEMENT SOURCE: U-Haul Holding Company Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 08/11/2025 07:05 AM/DISC: 08/11/2025 07:04 AM
News24
37 minutes ago
- News24
Japan officials warn ‘maximum vigilance': 3 million face possible evacuation as floods hit
Several people are missing following heavy rain in Japan. Surging rivers damaged roads and swept vehicles away. More than three million people are under evacuation warnings or advisories. Japanese authorities on Monday urged millions to evacuate their homes after heavy rains unleashed floods and landslides in the country's southwest, leaving several residents missing. Television footage from various communities in Kumamoto prefecture showed houses, stores and vehicles submerged in about a metre of water. Surging rivers swept away vehicles and damaged roads. In six hours to early Monday, more than 37cm of rain fell in Kumamoto prefecture's hardest-hit Tamana city, a record for the area, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. 'The situation is life-threatening and safety must be ensured immediately,' the weather agency said. 'Maximum vigilance is required even in places where disasters are not normally considered to occur.' Evacuation advisories and warnings were issued to more than three million residents in the southwestern regions, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Some 384 000 residents, mostly in Kumamoto, faced Japan's most serious evacuation warning, it said. A father in Kosa town in Kumamoto went missing early on Monday after a landslide hit near his house while he stood outside his vehicle, a town official told AFP. His wife and their two children were safe inside the car, the official said. In Misato town, also in Kumamoto, rescuers were trying to reach an elderly man trapped inside his house after it was struck by a landslide, the town's duty official told AFP. 'Rain was so heavy that I couldn't see what's in front of me for four to five hours,' Misato town official Kazuhiro Masunaga told AFP. Yusuke Kadooka/Yomiuri/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP Two people in Fukuoka city reportedly were swept away in a surging river on Sunday and remained missing, national broadcaster NHK said. Heavy rain also struck India and Reuters reported that at least seven people, including two children, died after a wall collapsed following heavy rain in India's capital, New Delhi, local media reported. The victims, casual labourers and their families, were pulled from the debris and taken to hospital after Friday night's rain, the reports said, citing senior police official Aishwarya Sharma. After a brief pause, monsoon rains have lashed most parts of Delhi, a teeming city of 20 million, flooding streets and causing traffic disruptions. Many workers live in illegal settlements built without proper permits, leaving them vulnerable to collapses during prolonged rainfall. In China, a record 622.6mm of rain fell on Guangzhou, the provincial capital from 2 to 6 August - almost three times average monthly rainfall for the city in August. At least seven people were killed due to flooding there, state media said. China has been battling with record rainfall in its north and south as well as prolonged heatwaves in its interior. The government announced on Thursday 430 million yuan ($59.9 million) in fresh funding for disaster relief, taking the total allocated since April to at least 5.8 billion yuan.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Flash flooding hits Milwaukee as heavy rain pummels millions across the Midwest
More than 10 million people across the Midwest remain under flood alerts Monday morning as heavy rainfall continues to pummel parts of Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, triggering flash flooding in Milwaukee that has forced the Wisconsin State Fair to cancel its last day. So much rain fell in Wisconsin Saturday into Sunday that it could set a new state record. A rain gauge in northwest Milwaukee recorded 14.5 inches of rain over a 24 hour period, according to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. If confirmed by the National Weather Service, it would surpass the previous record of 11.92 inches set in Mellen, a town in northern Wisconsin, in 1946. Milwaukee County declared a state of emergency Sunday as the Milwaukee River crested to a record 11.19 feet, topping the previous high of 10.48 feet set in July 2010. Floodwaters swamped roads, stranded vehicles, and prompted dozens of water rescues. 'It's something that Milwaukee hasn't seen in perhaps a decade or more,' Milwaukee Mayor Chevy Johnson said at a Sunday news conference, noting his own family was affected. The region's beloved Wisconsin State Fair was forced to shut down early on Saturday, canceling a performance by famed rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Organizers canceled its final day Sunday after rains flooded the fairgrounds in West Allis, just outside Milwaukee. USA Triathlon also canceled its Sprint National Championships and Paratriathlon National Championships Sunday in Milwaukee due to flooding and damage on the course, the organization said. The flooding also hit Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, where runways, taxiways and an underpass tunnel were flooded, the weather service said. A flood warning remains in effect for Milwaukee until at least 10 a.m. Monday, as streams continue to rise, according to the National Weather Service. Much of southern Kansas, part of western Missouri, and part of northern Oklahoma are under a Level 3 of 4 risk of flooding rain through Monday morning, according to the Weather Prediction Center. A Level 2 of 4 risk of flooding rain remains in place for a large swath of the Midwest, including southern Wisconsin, western Illinois, eastern Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, eastern Colorado and northern Oklahoma. The severe weather is part of the same storm system that brought strong winds with gusts over 80 mph to Nebraska Saturday, where one person was killed and another was seriously injured by a large cottonwood tree that toppled onto their vehicle. Hundreds of inmates at the Nebraska State Penitentiary had to be relocated after storms damaged two housing units, with no injuries reported, according to the Associated Press. On Sunday, the Milwaukee Fire Department performed about 65 water rescues, working their way around 'hundreds of vehicles around the city blocking intersections, making progress absolutely impossible,' Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said. A dozen fire departments from neighboring counties assisted with the response to the high number of calls, Lipski said. Brian Baxter, whose two teenage daughters were home alone near the Menomonee River Parkway, described feeling 'helpless' as floodwaters entered the family home as they waited to be rescued, he told CNN affiliate WDJT. The girls, Brailey and Brecken, called their parents in the middle of the night as water rose, sharing with them a video of the flooding. They drove back home but were unable to reach their daughters as floodwaters had covered the neighboring streets. Rescue crews eventually retrieved the girls and their family dog. Heavy rain will shift east into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes through Monday, with lighter showers lingering in Wisconsin and the central Plains. Even with lower totals than Sunday, additional rain could still trigger flooding. Much of the Midwest will turn drier and cooler by midweek before another round of storms develops late in the week. This story has been updated with additional information. CNN's Lauren Mascarenhas and Allison Chinchar contributed reporting
