Indonesia – 1000s Displaced by Floods in Java and Lombok
Floods in two provinces of Indonesia have forced several thousand people from their homes over the last 3 days. West Nusa Tenggara West Lombok regency has been the worst affected…
Author: Richard Davies
President Declares Disaster for Kentucky Floods
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in parts of Kentucky affected by floods and winter storms during early April 2015. This means that federal disaster aid will be…
Australia – 5 Killed in Queensland Floods After 277mm of Rain Falls in 3 hours
Five people have died in Queensland, Australia, after being swept away by flood waters. All 5 victims were in vehicles at the time. Some areas of Queensland saw over 300…
Cuba – 2 Killed in Havana Floods after 188mm of Rain
A storm dumped over 188mm (7.4 inches) of rain on Havana, Cuba, during 30 April 2015, leaving 2 dead and causing several buildings to collapse. Local media say that one…
Kenya – Narok Floods Death Toll Rises
Kenya Red Cross reported yesterday, 29 April 2015, that at least 9 people have been killed and 8 injured in the flash floods that struck the town on Narok, south-west…
Floods and Landslides Leave 14 Dead in Salvador, Brazil
Local civil defence officials today confirmed that at least 14 people have been killed in landslides near the city of Salvador in the Bahia region, north-eastern Brazil. Two people are…
Several Feared Dead After Flash Floods in Narok, Kenya
The streets of Narok town in Kenya were turned to rivers after a massive downpour yesterday, 28 April 2015. Local media say that buildings have collapsed and at least 10…
Brazil Floods – 1000s Affected as Solimões River Close to Record Levels in Amazonas
Floods in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil, have affected 100,610 people ( 22,116 families) since February 2015. Meanwhile, levels of the Solimões River continue to rise, and now stand…
ICE Flooding 2015 Conference, UK
The UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) have announced the third conference in a series of events on flood risk management, “ICE Flooding 2015 – Future Proofing for Business and…
300 Families Displaced as Floods Continue in Kisumu and Homa Bay, Kenya
Further flooding has forced 300 families from their homes in Kisumu and Homa Bay counties in Kenya. According to local media, the rivers Maugo, Awach Tende, Rangwe and Riana have…
Deadly Storm and Flash Floods Hit Peshawar, Pakistan
A severe storm has struck the Pakistan city of Peshawar and other areas of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north-west of the country, resulting in at least 38…
12 Areas of New South Wales Declared Natural Disaster Zones
Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan and New South Wales Emergency Services Minister David Elliott have declared 12 areas in New South Wales to be natural disaster zones after the devastating storms and floods…
China – Crops and Homes Damaged by Floods and Storms in 6 Provinces
Chinese government sources say that between 18 and 20 April 2015, south-central, south-eastern, and also south-western provinces of the country were affected by floods and severe weather including heavy rainfall,…
3 Killed in Floods After 300mm of Rain in New South Wales, Australia
Storms across the Sydney Metropolitan, Central and Mid North Coast, Hunter and Illawarra areas of New South Wales, Australia have brought widespread destruction and raging floods. With strong winds of…
32 Dead – Bolivia Counts Cost of Rainy Season
While the recent rainy season (October 2014 to April 2015) in Bolivia wasn’t as severe as last year, it still left 32 people dead. 52 municipalities declared a state of…
New Applied Research Network to Advance Flood Resiliency in Canada
Taking the initiative in creating a more climate-resilient Canada, The Co-operators, a Canadian-owned, multi-line insurance company, and Canadian re-insuance company Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan (FMRP), have announced the creation of…
