Floods and flooding in North and South America
Tropical Storm Hilary brought record heavy rainfall to parts of Southern California, triggering flooding and mudslides which shut down major roads and forced multiple high-water rescues. Hilary previously caused severe…
Disaster authorities in Chile report that over 30,000 people have evacuated their homes after heavy rainfall brought by a frontal system caused floods and mudslides. President Gabriel Boric declared a…
Heavy rainfall brought by Hurricane Hilary has caused flooding in parts of western Mexico, where the storm has been blamed for two fatalities. Mexico’s meteorological agency Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN)…
The government of Nova Scotia in Canada declared a State of Emergency on 22 July 2023 in response to severe flooding across the province after a slow-moving storm dumped more…
The Governor of Kentucky declared a state of emergency after record heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in western areas of the state on 19 July 2023. The torrential rain raised…
Heavy rainfall has caused several landslides in Cundinamarca Department in Colombia. According to the Governor of Cundinamarca, Nicolás García Bustos, 15 people died and 6 were injured after a massive…
At least 3 people have died and several are missing following flash floods in Bucks County in Pennsylvania, USA. Flooding occurred late 15 July 2023. Officials said 3 of victims…
A State of Disaster has been declared for all 14 counties of the state of Vermont in the USA after two months of rain in two days triggered the worst…
At least one person died and thousands were displaced after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco in northeast Brazil. Also in Pernambuco, a…
The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, declared a State of Emergency for Orange and Ontario Counties after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding. Governor Hochul declared an emergency in Orange…
One person has died and another is missing after flash floods in the state of Chiapas in Mexico following heavy rain. Almost 150 mm of rain fell in the state…
Heavy rainfall brought by a frontal system has impacted wide areas of Chile since 23 June 2023. Disaster authorities report at least 2 people have died and 6 are missing,…
Torrential rain brought an extra-tropical cyclone caused flooding and landslides in the Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil on 16 June 2023. According to reports from the state government, 11…
At least one person has died and thousands displaced after severe flooding in eastern parts of Cuba. Flooding struck in the provinces of Granma, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba and…
Severe flooding has left a profound impact on Esmeraldas Province in Ecuador, affecting numerous communities in the cantons of Esmeraldas, Atacames, Quinindé, and Muisne. According to disaster authorities, over 11,000…
Update: 06 June 2023 In an update of 05 June 2023, Civil Protection in Haiti reported at least 42 people have ow died as a result of severe flooding across…
