Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said yesterday that over 7,000 structures were damaged in the historic floods that hit the St. Louis area in late December 2015. “The historic flooding that…
Two days of heavy rain in Albania has caused flash floods, river overflow and landslides in several parts of the country, including the counties of Tirana, Durrës, Lezhë, Shkodër and…
Liz Truss, the UK environment secretary, told parliament on 05 January 2016, that around 16,000 properties were flooded in England in December 2015. The minister said that according to the…
A low pressure system brought torrential rain to parts of New South Wales between 05 and 06 January 2016, resulting in severe flooding. The Hunter Valley region, including Newcastle, is…
Around 200 people were moved to temporary safe shelters in Honduras after a storm along the Atlantic coast on 04 to 05 January 2016 brought strong winds and caused severe…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported in a statement on 04 January 2016 that heavy rains and floods in Kenya during the last 3…
Rivers in Missouri and Illinois reached record levels last week after a period of heavy rain between 23 and 28 December 2015. Flooding along the Mississippi, Meramec and Bourbeuse rivers…
River and flash flooding since late December has caused over 20 deaths in Illinois and Missouri and forced thousands to evacuate their homes. The flooding is now threatening to head…
Flooding from the overflowing Uruguay and Cuareim Rivers in Uruguay has been affecting tens of thousands of people since late December in the departments of Salto, Paysandú, Artigas, Río Negro…
Yesterday marked the official opening of the Thornton Composite Reservoir, a new 7.9 billion gallon capacity reservoir connected to Chicago’s “Deep Tunnel” network that will offer flood protection for over…
Florida Governor, Rick Scott, has declared a state of emergency for the five counties badly affected by flooding and heavy rainfall since 24 July. Forecasters say there could be more…
Vietnam’s disaster management agency said yesterday that 30 people have now died in floods that have been affecting the areas of the north of the Vietnam since 27 July 2015.…
Wide areas of India have been affected by severe flooding since July this year. During the last few days, fatalities have been reported in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur.…
Over 1,000 families have been affected by flooding in the Bolikhamsai province of Laos since 02 August, 2015. Houses and crops have been destroyed. According to world Vision, the flooding…
Heavy rain and flash floods in Mindanao, southern Philippines, have left at least 7 people dead and 2 missing. The cities of Malaybalay and Valencia are among the worst affected.…
Flooding has been reported in the northern province of Chiang Rai and north-eastern province of Nakhon Phanom in Thailand over the last 3 days. Meanwhile the province of Sisaket is…
