Sandbags won't prevent flooding caused by hurricanes and other disasters, but they can help. This is how they're used.

Sandbags can be extremely useful in helping to keep floodwaters out of your home or business. But make sure you use them correctly.

Residents were encountering flooding from Hollywood to Fort Lauderdale on Monday, and are bracing for more rainfall as ...

"Properly filled and placed sandbags can act as a barrier to divert moving water around, instead of through, buildings," said the Army Corps of Engineers "Flood Fight" document. "Sandbag ...

“We just bought a new home, and we haven’t been here for a big storm,” Price said after a Miami-Dade County parks crew loaded four 30-pound sandbags into a hatchback already crowded with jumbo battery ...

The region remains under a flood watch and could see winds of 39 mph to 57 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. Cities are setting up sandbag distribution sites for residents ...

In addition to opening five garages for safe parking from anticipated coastal flooding, the city will provide sandbags at two distribution sites beginning Wednesday morning. Locations include the ...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — The Town of James Island is offering free sandbags in advance of Hurricane ... starting Wednesday night, with tidal flooding expected in some low-lying areas.