Burundi – Floods in Bujumbura Leave 10 Dead
The Red Cross in Burundi reports that torrential rain and flooding in Bujumbura has left at least 10 people dead and over 100 homes damaged or destroyed. The heavy rain…
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UK – Hull’s £42m Tidal Flood Scheme Gets the Green Light
Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber has been given the go ahead. In the past 65…
Peru – Dozens of Homes Destroyed After Floods in Junín Region
Emergency authorities in Peru report that flooding in Junín Region has destroyed as many as 30 homes. The flooding occurred in the Pichanaqui district of Chanchamayo Province when the Nacientes…
South East Africa – Deadly Storms and Floods in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique
Violent storms and flash flooding triggered by heavy rain have affected the south east African countries of Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique over the last few days. Over 20 people have…
Bolivia – Flooding Reported in Central and Southern Areas
Civil defence authorities in Bolivia have reported flooding in several central and southern departments over the last 7 days. Around 10,000 people have been affected in the departments of Santa…
Pacific Islands – Thousands Affected by Floods After Heavy Rain and Storm Surge
Severe weather brought by storms and tropical cyclones Penny and Mona, has affected several Pacific islands over the last 2 weeks. At least 3 deaths have been reported with a…
Thailand – Tropical Storm Pabuk Hits Southern Provinces
Tropical Storm Pabuk made landfall in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, on 04 January, 2019. On 06 January, Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DPMD) reported that over…
Philippines – Over 100 Dead After Tropical Depression ‘Usman’ Triggers Floods and Landslides
Over 100 people have now died as a result of landslides and flooding in the Philippines following days of heavy rain brought by Tropical Depression “Usman”. Usman first hit the…
Indonesia – 15 Dead, 20 Missing After Landslide in West Java
Disaster management authorities in Indonesia say that at least 15 people have died and 20 are still missing after a massive landslide struck on 30 December in West Java province.…
Sri Lanka – Over 100,000 Affected by Floods After Days of Heavy Rain
Severe weather in Sri Lanka from late December has affected over 125,000 people. At least 2 people died and 5 were injured according to Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Agency. The…
Indonesia – Hundreds Dead After Sunda Strait Tsunami
Hundreds of people have lost their lives after a major tsunami hit coastal areas of Sunda Strait in Indonesia on 22 December, 2018. The Sunda Strait is the strait between…
Bolivia – Bridge and Houses Destroyed After Heavy Rain and Floods in La Paz and Cochabamba
Local media and civil defence authorities in Bolivia have reported severe flooding in areas of La Paz and Cochabamba Departments over the last few days. Viceministerio Defensa Civil (VIDECI) said…
Thailand – Flash Floods Hit Southern Provinces
Heavy rain between 16 and 18 December caused flooding in several southern provinces of Thailand, including Nakhon Si Thammarat, where local media report that one person died and one is…
Australia – Ex-Tropical Cyclone Owen Dumps Record Rain in Queensland
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Owen dumped record rainfall in North Queensland from 15 to 16 December, 2018. Queensland Police warned that the “significant rainfall has resulted in an increase in water flow…
Australia – Updated Flood Maps for Canberra Released
New flood maps for Canberra provide the most comprehensive flood risk information ever available to the Territory, Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman said on 04 December, 2018.…
Australia – NASA Measures Rainfall From Tropical Cyclone Owen’s Remnants at Queensland Coast
The low pressure area formerly known as Tropical Cyclone Owen continued to organize and cross the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia on Dec. 11. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or…
