Floods and flooding in North and South America
Search and rescue teams are frantically searching through mud and debris after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Risaralda Department in Colombia. The landslide struck early on 04 December along…
Heavy rain has caused damage, flooding and landslides across the states of Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina, Paranà, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia in Brazil since late November 2022. According to…
Very heavy rainfall has affected several states in south-eastern Brazil since late November 2022. Two people have died and 30 are thought to be missing after a massive landslide buried…
Civil Protection authorities in Panama report that two people have died after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Colón Province. Meanwhile flooding continues to affect communities in Los Santos and…
More heavy rain, landslides and floods have caused damage and fatalities in northern Venezuela. According to government figures, almost 100 people have now lost their lives as a result of…
Heavy rains have triggered floods and landslides in parts of Bogotá and surrounding areas of Capital District and Cundinamarca Department in Colombia, where at least 2 people have died and…
Several homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean following damage caused by Hurricane Nicole in Florida, USA. Authorities also report at least 4 fatalities as a result of the storm.…
Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas on 09 November 2022, strengthening into a hurricane. On 10 November, Hurricane Nicole made landfall along the east…
Severe weather including record heavy rain affected parts of Southern California, USA, and bordering parts of Baja California State in northern Mexico. At least 1 person has died and 2…
Authorities in Colombia report flooding and landslides in 13 municipalities of Atlántico Department in the north of the country on the Caribbean Sea. Heavy rain has been falling since 05…
Torrential rain caused damaging floods in southern parts of the Dominican Republic on 04 November 2022. Authorities report hundreds of homes and vehicles were damaged, and at least 6 people…
More catastrophic flooding has struck in Venezuela, this time in the coastal state of Anzoategui in the north east of the country. Heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides in…
Civil Defence in Colombia report flooding and landslides over the past week have impacted around 15,000 people across 8 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá. Floods caused material damages…
At least 3 people have died after heavy rain and flooding in areas of Caracas and the northern state of La Guaira in Venezuela. On 25 October 2020 Venezuela Civil…
At least one person has died and 2 are missing after flash flooding in the department of Cesar, Colombia overnight 22 to 23 October 2022. Flooding has affected around 4,500…
Storms caused damage and floods in the city of Ibagué in Department of Tolima, western Colombia overnight 19 to 20 October 2022. Colombia’s Civil Defence reported 1,300 homes were damaged…
