Floods and flooding in North and South America
Red Cross Press Release Bolivia – 21 February, 2014 According to reports from the Bolivian Meteorological Service, although the rainy season in Bolivia started in November 2013, the rains intensified…
After some heavy rainfall over the weekend, the levels of the Amite River, which runs to Lake Maurepas, are a cause for concern. Prairieville saw 1.32 inches (3.35cm) of rain…
A storm and heavy rainfall in the Bay County area of Florida on Sunday 23 February 2014 left several roads under water. Although the rain and floods were slight in…
As with Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and New York state, the warmer weather. Four consecutive days of temperatures over 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the state brought with it snow melt, rain…
The warmer weather brought some flooding to parts of New York state late last week and over the weekend. In Sunset Bay NY, residents had to evacuate their homes and…
Like other northern states in the USA, Ohio has seen a fair amount of flooding over the last few days after a spell warmer weather and rainfall. Snow melt, rain…
Indiana also saw its share of snow melt flooding over the weekend and late last week. The flooding comes on the heels of record snowfalls throughout the U.S. On Friday,…
Heavy rainfall since 18 February has brought flooding to three provinces in Ecuador. The northern province of Pichincha, which includes the capital Quito, the coastal province of Esmeraldas and the…
The Bolivian Vice Ministry of Civil Defence (SINAGER) has reported that, as of Friday 14 February 2014 the rainy season in Bolivia had affected 58 691 families in 143 municipalities…
Around 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after storms and heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding in the San Juan province of Argentina. Some local media put the…
A 38-year old Canadian woman is still missing after being swept away while crossing a flooded ravine in southern Uruguay on Friday 2nd February. “Two people of Canadian citizenship tried…
A flash flood warning was issued by the US National Weather Service (NWS) on Saturday 8th February for Sonoma County in the San Francisco Area, California, as storm systems pelt…
Torrential rain during the early hours of Friday 7 February 2014 left areas of the Province of Buenos Aires under water, forcing as many as 3,000 from their homes and…
Severe flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains across Bolivia in recent weeks have raised the death toll since the start of the rainy season in October 2013 to 38…
Parts of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, saw as much as 33cm of rain fall in just 36 hours from late on Saturday evening, 1 February. The areas of San Pedro,…
Flash flooding swept across parts of Memphis metropolitan area and the Mid-South on Tuesday 4 February 2014. Up to 4 inches (10 cm) of rain fell in just a few…
