Fernand Causes Floods in Mexico
Tropical Cyclone Fernand brought heavy rain across parts of Mexico on 26th August, triggering flash floods and mudslides. Fernand made landfall in Mexico’s eastern state of Veracruz, then moved north…
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Floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Torrential rainfall in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, resulting in flooding, landslides and several rivers breaking their banks. As many as 7,000 people have been evacuated…
Ivo brings Floods to USA
As mentioned in our earlier report, south western USA was braced for heavy rainfall and possible floods brought by Tropical Storm Ivo. The National Weather Service put out flash flood…
Flash Floods Across USA
There has been a series of flood incidents across the USA over the last 24 hours. New Jersey Thunderstorm in central and northern New Jersey yesterday brought as much as…
Floods Hit Central States in USA
Further flooding has struck several states across mid USA. Parts of Kansas suffered from flash floods on 4th August. However flooding has now hit Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, as…
Kansas Floods, August 2013
Heavy rainfall during Sunday 4th August brought flooding to various parts of central Kansas including Reno County, which declared a local disaster late on Sunday afternoon. A number of people…
Flash Floods in North Georgia USA
Areas of north Georgia have been inundated with heavy rainfall which resulted in flash floods during much of yesterday. The areas most affected include Gilmer County and Pickens County. In…
Floods Nicaragua July 2013 – Updated
Update 31st July 2013: River levels increase forcing evacuations Around 3,000 affected in North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions 500 Hectares of crops damaged Many have been forced to evacuate…
Paraguay Floods Update
Paraguay has been suffering from severe flooding for several weeks, since the Paraná river first flooded on 26th June. Since then the Paraguay river levels have reached dangerous levels also.…
Floods in Northern Mexico
Heavy rainfall resulted in flash floods in areas of north west Mexico over the last few days. One person has been reported killed by flood waters in a river on…
Flash floods in Phoenix, Arizona
Heavy rainfall in the Phoenix area on Sunday 21st July brought floods to parts of the city. The storm hit around midday leading to warnings of flash flooding. The storm…
Roanoke Floods, July 2013
Roanoke, Virginia, suffered from further flash floods as a result of a series of rain storms across southwest Virginia. The region had suffered from similar floods a week earlier, which…
Toronto Floods, July 2013
On Monday 8th July a severe storm hit Toronto flooding parts of the city in dramatic fashion. Around 10cm of rain fell in just a few hours, starting at around…
June 2013 Floods Summary
June 2013 must go down as one of the worst months of flooding in recent times. Last month saw nearly 300,000 people displaced as a result of flooding, including floods…
Floods in Argentina
Last week the Paraná river in Paraguay broke its banks and the floods forced 800 people from their homes. The Paraná runs along the border between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.…
Paraguay Floods June 2013
Update 2nd July 2013: Since the floods began over 12,000 people have been affected. The departments worst affected are: Alto Paraná, Misiones, Ñeembucú and Amambay. The city of Ayolas in…
