Floods Displace 4,000 in West Java, Indonesia
BNPD, the disaster management agency in Indonesia, said yesterday that an embankment on the Cimanuk river had been breached, forcing around 4,000 people from their homes. The embankment failure occurred…
Author: Richard Davies
Ohio River at Highest Level in 18 Years
The Ohio River at Cincinnati reached 57.72 feet on Sunday 15 March 2015, the highest level since March 1997 when it stood at 64.7 feet. According to NWS predictions, the…
FEMA Declares Disaster for Maine Winter Storm and Floods January 2015
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on 13 March 2015 that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Maine after…
Floods Kill over 60 People in Lobito, Angola
Local media are reporting that at least 60 people have been killed in floods in Lobito, Angola. This is the second major flood event in a week. One person died…
State of Emergency after Floods in Serres, Greece
The regional units of Evros and Serres in northern Greece have suffered further flooding after several days of rain, leaving around 5,000 hectares of farmland underwater. Dozens of villages in…
Bangladesh to Expand SERVIR Satellite Flood Warning System
Bangladesh officials have announced plans to expand a satellite-based flood forecasting and warning. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) have used the Jason-2 based flood…
Thousands of Homes Damaged by Floods in Luanda, Angola
Heavy rain on Monday 09 March 2015 flooded at least 3 municipalities of Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to Angola news agency ANGOP, Luanda fire department have reported the…
Argentina Floods – Marapa River Overflows as State of Emergency Declared in Tucuman
Local authorities have declared a State of Emergency throughout the province of Tucumán in northwest Argentina after several days of heavy rainfall caused rivers to overflow and increased the threat…
Floods in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Three days of torrential rain in the province of Nampula, northern Mozambique, has caused severe flash floods that have damaged road and rail networks and left 8 districts cut off.…
Madagascar Floods – Relief Efforts Increased as More Rain Expected
Madagascar was battered by heavy rains during the first days of March 2015. Since then 25 people have died, 4,800 houses have been destroyed and 35,000 people forced from their…
Malawi Floods – Concern Over Cramped Conditions in Displacement Camps
In a statement of 04 March 2015, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that the current situation in for flood victims in Malawi is…
UCS Report – Oil Refineries at Risk of Floods and Storms
In a recent report, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) say that coastal energy facilities are at increased risk of floods from sea levels rises and storm surges. The report,…
EU Calls for “Culture of Prevention” Ahead of World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
In a statement last week, the EU called for a move towards a culture of prevention in the lead up to the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, due to…
Building with Nature to Prevent Coastal Floods in Java, Indonesia
The Indonesian and Dutch governments have launched a comprehensive five-year project to enhance coastal safety and flood prevention along Java’s north coast in Indonesia. It aims to build stable coastlines…
Brazil – Acre River Levels Fall as Flood Clean Up Begins
According to the latest report from the state government of Acre, Brazil, levels of the Acre River have continued to fall in Rio Branco and now stand at 16.74 metres,…
Argentina Floods – 12 Dead, Around 4,000 Remain Displaced
At least 12 people have been killed in the flooding that affected the three provinces of Cordoba, Santa Fe and Santiago del Estero in Argentina over the last 10 days.…
