Algeria – Deadly Flash Floods in North
At least 1 person has died and 3 were rescued after flash floods in Algeria on 12 November. Severe weather affected wide areas of the country from 11 November, brought…
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South Africa – 4 Dead After Storms and Floods in KwaZulu-Natal
Storms and heavy rain from 11 November caused flash flooding in areas of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, including Durban and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Ethekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda confirmed…
Vietnam – Hundreds of Homes Damaged by Tropical Cyclone Nakri
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority reports that 424 houses were flooded following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Nakri over south-central areas of the country. Most of the damaged homes are in…
India and Bangladesh – Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ Leaves 24 Dead
At least 24 people have died and more than 2 million displaced after Tropical Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ hit coastal areas of Bangladesh and the states of West Bengal and Odisha in…
DR Congo – Thousands Displaced by Flooding Ubangi River
Around 40,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the Ubangi River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Flooding began in October after a period of heavy rain…
Philippines – Rain from Typhoon ‘Nakri’ Causes Deadly Floods and Landslides
Heavy rain in the Philippines brought by Typhoon ‘Nakri’ (known locally as ‘Quiel’) has caused flooding and landslides on Luzon Island. Former Tropical Storm Nakri strengthened into a Typhoon in…
UK – Evacuations After Heavy Rain and Floods in Northern and Central England
Update, 09 November 2019: One person died in the flooding after being swept away by the flooding River Derwent in Darley Dale, near Matlock in Derbyshire. Further evacuations were carried…
Montenegro – Heavy Rain, Landslides and Floods Leave Communities Cut Off
Communities have been cut off and dozens of homes damaged after flooding in Montenegro from 05 November, 2019. The Ministry of Emergency Management in Montenegro reported that days of heavy…
Colombia – Floods and Landslides Hit Tolima and Antioquia
Rain in central parts of Colombia has triggered flooding and landslides in the departments of Tolima and Antioquia. Heavy rain caused a landslide in an area known as Mosquitos in…
Guatemala – 4 Dead, 100s Evacuated After Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides
Landslides triggered by heavy rain in Guatemala have caused death and destruction in Huehuetenango and Guatemala Departments. The country’s disaster authority, CONRED, also reported several incidents of flooding in Quetzaltenango,…
Uganda – 6 Killed in Floods and Landslides After More Heavy Rain
Continued heavy rain across Uganda has caused further flooding and landslides. Local media and Red Cross report at least 6 people have died in rain-related incidents since 30 October, 2019.…
Ecuador – Floods and Landslides in Pastaza Province
Ecuador‘s disaster agency has delivered relief supplies to remote communities in Pastaza Province after ongoing river flooding left areas isolated. On 02 November, 2109, Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos…
Italy and France – Rain from ‘Storm Amélie’ Triggers Floods and Landslides
Stormy weather has affected parts of Italy and France, with wind damage leaving thousands of homes without electricity. The storm, referred as Storm Amélie by some media, also brought heavy…
Iran – Deadly Floods in Northern Provinces
At least 2 people have died in floods in Iran over the last few days. One person is still missing. Heavy rain over the last few days has affected northern…
USA – Storms and Floods Hit North East
Storms brought high winds and heavy rains to northeastern states in the USA from 31 October, 2019. According to a statement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office on 01…
Togo and Benin – Mono River Flooding Affects 50,000
Heavy rain in Togo and Benin during October caused the Mono river to overflow from around 23 October, 2019. Levels of the Mono river at Athiémé in Benin jumped from…
