Tanzania – Deadly Floods in South
Local media in Tanzania have reported that flooding in several parts of the country over the last few weeks has caused at least 7 fatalities, destroyed over 400 homes and…
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Mali – At Least 14 Dead After Flash Floods in Bamako
The Red Cross in Mali reported that at least 14 people have died in flash flooding that hit the country’s capital, Bamako, on 16 May, 2019. According to the Red…
Turkey – Massive Landslide Destroys Buildings in Ordu Province
Over 30 buildings have been destroyed or severely damaged by a landslide in Aybasti district in the Black Sea province of Ordu in northern Turkey. The area had been affected…
Ghana – Flash Flooding Hits Ashanti Region
Local media in Ghana are reporting that at least one person has died after flash flooding in Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti region, southern Ghana. Flooding struck in Obuasi after…
Paraguay – Over 62,000 Families Affected by Floods
National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) in Paraguay reports that flooding in the country has now affected 62,119 families across the departments of Presidente Hayes, Central, San Pedro, Concepción, Cordillera, Capital (Asunción),…
Argentina – 700 Evacuated After Flooding in Santiago del Estero
Flooding in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, has damaged around 600,000 hectares of crops and forced 700 people to evacuate their homes. Parts of the province were hit by flooding…
Croatia and Bosnia – Emergency Declared as Rivers Rise
The same weather system that caused flooding and landslides in northern Italy has also affected parts of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia Strong winds of up to 70 km/h…
Italy – Evacuations and Rescues After Floods and Landslides in North
Heavy rain in northern Italy over the last few days has caused rivers to break their banks in the region of Emilia-Romagna and reactivated a landslide in Veneto Region. Emilia-Romagna…
USA – Researchers Find Patterns Associated with Extreme Floods
Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found. Researchers analyzed relatively rare floods in the United…
USA – Storm Water Banking Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged ground-cracking droughts. In a perfect world, there would…
Australia – Tropical Cyclone Ann Threatening Queensland
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Ann in the Coral Sea, off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.…
USA – Flooding Prompts Mississippi and Louisiana to Declare State of Emergency
A series of storms affecting parts of the southern USA for almost a week brought further heavy rains and flash flooding over the weekend, 11 to 12 May, 2019. Governors…
Indonesia and East Timor – Cyclone Lili Causes Flooding and Wind Damage
Indonesia’s disaster management agency, BNPB, reported that Tropical Cyclone Lili caused wind damage and flooding in parts of Maluku Province from 08 May, 2019. The worst areas were in Southeast…
Romania – Flooding in 11 Counties Leaves Homes, Roads and Bridges Damaged
A period of heavy rain from around 06 May, 2019, caused some minor flooding in parts of Romania. According to the country’s emergency agency, Inspectoratul General pentru Situatii de Urgenta…
USA – More Flash Flooding Hits the South
Storms and flooding rains continues to affect parts of southern USA, prompting emergency declarations in parts of Kansas and Mississippi. Further north, flood waters from Lake Erie have left parts…
Paraguay – Emergency Declared After Floods Worsen in South
The government of Ñeembucú Department in Paraguay declared a state of emergency on Wednesday 08 May, 2019, after the flood situation worsened in southern areas of the country. Heavy rainfall…
