State of Emergency in Madre de Dios, Peru
A state of emergency was declared in the Peru region of Madre de Dios after heavy rainfall on 27 January caused the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers to overflow.…
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Floods and flooding in North and South America
Floods and Landslides in Catamarca, Argentina
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in the province of Catamarca, north west Argentina. On 24 January 2014, at least 13 people died in landslides in the region, with…
4 Killed in Floods in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
Nearly 25cm of rain in 24 hours caused deadly flooding and landslides in the town of Rurrenabaque, Beni Department, in the north of Bolivia. The rain fell on Saturday 25…
Florida Tides More Extreme
A study by a group of 3 scientists including Mark E. Luther, he associate professor of physical oceanography at the University of South Florida, claims that high and low tides…
More Rain and Flood Misery for Bolivia
Bolivia has been suffering from severe weather and flooding for several weeks. Every single department (administrative region) has been affected by the flooding, and there is more still to come…
Floods in Portland and St Mary, Jamaica
The two parishes of Portland and St Mary in Jamaica suffered from flash flooding on 19 and 20 after 2 days of torrential rain. The floods caused extensive damage to…
Ongoing Rains continue to cause flooding in Ecuador and Peru
Ecuador and Peru have seen continuous heavy rainfall over the last few days, causing severe flooding and landslides. Ecuador Heavy downpours during the night of 20 January 2014 flooded several…
More Dead in Itaoca, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Update 17 Jauary 2014 Brazilian authorities have said that two more bodies have been found in the landslide and flood disaster and the death toll has now risen to 14.…
3 Dead After Floods in Ecuador
Heavy rainfall that began around 6 January 2014 has left eight provinces in Coastal and Sierra regions of Ecuador suffering from severe floods and landslides. Three people have been reported…
After the Freeze – Floods in USA
Some areas of USA have experienced flooding over the weekend. As expected, melting snow, rainfall, ice jams, burst pipes and water mains (City of Tulsa alone reported as many as…
Heavy Rainfall and Flooding in Bolivia Continues into 2014
Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Christmas 2013 caused 29 deaths and affected 3 000 families across the country. The worst affected department was Cochabamba, where authorities reported that rains and…
Flash Floods in St Lucie County, Florida
While the rest of the USA freezes, parts of Florida are seeing huge amounts of rainfall. In Fort Pierce, St Lucie County, more than 15cm (6 inches) of rain fell…
Eastern Caribbean Islands Hit by Flooding over Christmas
Torrential rains and strong winds caused by an unexpected low level trough system passing through the Eastern Caribbean between 23 December and Christmas day 2013 caused flooding, landslides and damage…
Thousands Cut Off By Floods in Honduras
Heavy rainfall in Honduras over the past few days has led authorities to issue a red alert for the department of Atlántida and yellow for Colón by COPECO ( Comisión…
Floods in Maine as USA Freezes
While parts of UK, Ireland and France are suffering from heavy rainfall and strong winds, parts of Canada and the USA are bracing themselves for extreme cold temperatures that could…
Floods in Cusco, Peru
Torrential rain in Peru’s southern Andean Cusco region earlier this week led to landslides, severe flooding and around 16,000 people left isolated and several hundred homeless. According to local authorities,…
