The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that unprecedented heavy flooding in South Sudan’s Maban County has affected nearly 200,000 people, including refugees and host population. “People are seeking…
Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) reported on 17 October severe weather, including heavy rain, floods and landslides, had affected several departments of the country, with Sololá, Sacatepéquez, Retalhuleu…
Update, 18 October 2019: Voice of America (VoA) reports that flooding along the Logone River has also affected parts of Chad as well as areas of the Far North Region…
Heavy rain caused flash floods in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from around 04 October, 2019, leaving at least 6 people dead and around 30 houses…
After floods and landslides in El Salvador and Honduras, the heavy rain has continued in parts of Central America, causing floods in Nicaragua. Nicaragua National System for Prevention and Disaster…
At least 4 people have died after severe weather and heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in El Salvador from 12 October, 2019. According to media reports, 3 people died…
At least 23 people have died in a landslide in southern Ethiopia. The landslide occurred in Konta district, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR), late on 13 October, 2019,…
Flooding has affected 3 regions of Tanzania after days of heavy rain, leaving homes damaged or destroyed, roads blocked and bridges submerged. Heavy rainfall and flooding in the Morogoro region…
Heavy rain triggered deadly flooding and mudslides in Colombia‘s Risaralda Department, leaving at least 1 dead and several injured. The disaster occurred on 13 October, 2019, in the Matecaña neighbourhood…
Further heavy rainfall in Iran caused flooding in the Northern provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan from October 12 to 14, 2019. Iranian Red Crescent aid workers have assisted 105…
At least 42 people have died in Typhoon Hagibis in Japan after the storm brought torrential rain that triggered landslides and floods. Another 15 people are still missing and 198…
Parts of New York and New Jersey saw coastal flooding after high tides combined with a storm off the north-east coast of the USA. Minor flooding was reported in parts…
Earlier this month the UK’s Met Office and the Environment Agency marked a 10-year partnership in flood forecasting which has saved lives, livelihoods, and protected infrastructure. The partnership has led…
Sudden flash floods in western Honduras damaged around 50 homes in Copán Department earlier this week, forcing around 200 people to evacuate. Heavy rain in the north of the country…
Wealthier, more densely populated counties in the U.S. have been more likely to implement buyouts of flood-prone properties, according to the first programmatic-level analysis of voluntary property buyouts through the…
At least 2 people have died and 1 is still missing after heavy rain and flash flooding in Abidjan Aboisso Departments in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). In Abidjan, 1 person…
