Heavy rain and flooding has continued in Tanzania, affecting the regions of Lindi, Mwanza, Morogoro and Manyara. Media report at least 40 fatalities, 1,750 houses destroyed and 15,000 people displaced.…
The overflowing Kitamayo River has flooded hundreds of homes and swamped streets in the village of Pisac, located in the province of Calca, Cusco region, Peru. Flooding struck late on…
At least 5 people have died and hundreds have evacuated their homes after a powerful winter storm swept through southeastern USA from 04 February, 2020. High winds and heavy rains…
A further wave of flooding in Zambia‘s Eastern province has left over 100 households displaced. According to local media reports, 116 families have been left homeless after flooding in Lumezi…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 3 people died and over 1,000 people were displaced after a period of heavy rain and flooding in Burundi during late January…
At least 3 people have died in recent flooding in Papua New Guinea. According to local media reports, flash floods swept through areas of Mul-Baiyer district in Western Highlands Province…
Malawi News Agency (MANA) reports that 1 person has died and hundreds have been displaced after flooding in Karonga district in the Northern Region of Malawi. Flooding began on 01…
Days of heavy rain caused flooding in parts of eastern France and Luxembourg. Emergency services carried out flood rescues in Luxembourg, where several roads had to be closed due to…
The Ministry of Emergency Management in Rwanda reports that heavy rainfall has caused severe material damages and loss of life. Stormy weather from 02 to 03 February 2020 brought lightning…
Update, 04 February 2020: More torrential rain has fallen in areas of Southland, causing further flooding in the region. MetService New Zealand said over 1,000mm of rain fell in a…
Days of heavy rain caused flooding in parts of western USA and Canada. Some areas of British Columbia, Canada, recorded more than 370mm of rain from 30 January to 01…
According to a report from the Red Cross, at least 13 people have now died in flooding in Lindi region, Tanzania, that first began in late January. Furthermore, 5 people…
As the world warms and precipitation that would have generated snowpack instead creates rain, the western U.S. could see larger floods, according to new Stanford research. An analysis of over…
Heavy rain during a storm on 02 February, 2020, caused severe flash flooding in Alice Town in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Homes were damaged and traffic brought…
Disaster authorities in Paraguay reported that more than 200 families were affected by heavy rain in Asunción. Paraguay’s National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) reported on 30 January that families were affected…
Heavy rain and overflowing creeks caused raging flash floods in Floridablanca municipality in the department of Santander, Colombia, on 28 January 2020. Local media reported that around 130 families were…
