The government in France says three people have died in weather-related incidents over the last few days after severe storms and torrential rain hit southern parts of the country. France’s…
Thousands of people have been displaced and dozens of homes destroyed after rivers overflowed in the Central African Republic. Over 6,000 people have been displaced by flooding in the capital,…
Severe weather has once again hit parts of Spain, with storms and flooding reported in the Catalonia Region. At least 2 people have died and 3 are missing. One person…
Update, 24 October 2019: According to media reports, flooding has also affected other parts of the country, causing further damage and fatalities. Three people died in Gharbia Governorate, 2 in…
Torrential rain over the past few days has caused more devastating floods in the state of Karnataka in southwest India. Government officials said that 12 people have lost their lives…
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that overflowing rivers in Somalia have forced over 70,000 people to relocate to higher ground. Levels of the Shabelle river…
Disaster officials in Sri Lanka report that at least 5 people have died after heavy rainfall, lightning strikes, floods and landslides in several provinces of the country. Disaster Management Centre…
The flood situation in South Sudan is worsening and, according to reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), between 600,000 and 800,000 people have now…
Heavy rain in northern Italy has caused floods and landslides in the regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria. Italy’s fire department, Vigili del Fuoco, said they carried out 900 operations…
Disaster management authorities in Vietnam report flooding in central areas of the country after severe weather including strong winds, lightning and heavy rain from around 15 October, 2019. Flooding affected…
Heavy rain in southern Turkey caused flash flooding in areas around the city of Gaziantep on 20 October, 2019. Local media said dozens of people were evacuated from flooded homes…
Over 20,000 people have been displaced from their homes after flooding in the Diffa Region of Niger. Media in Niger, quoting officials from the Diffa Region, said the Komadougou river…
More flooding has affected the Eastern Region of Uganda, leaving hundreds homeless. This is the third spate of flooding and rain-related disasters since June this year. Heavy rain in Western…
At least 15 people have died after a dam collapsed in Schetinkino in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia on 19 October, 2019. News Agency TASS said: “A dam at a…
Days of heavy rain in north-eastern Ghana and bordering areas of Burkina Faso has caused devastating flooding in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The affected districts include Bolgatanga, Kassena-Nankana…
Emergency authorities in Uruguay report that severe weather, including strong winds, heavy rain and floods, has affected wide areas of the country over the last few days. The country has…
