Indonesia Floods – Over 50 Evacuated in Gorontalo Province
Over 80 homes were damaged by floods in Gorontalo Province in the north of the island of Sulawesi on the Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia, on 6 February 2015. Indonesia’s National Disaster…
Author: Richard Davies
Malawi Floods and Deforestation
Some local observers are suggesting that deforestation in upland areas has contributed to the current flood disaster in Malawi, particularly around Blantyre and Zomba. However, there is some hope that…
Drowning World – Photographer Gideon Mendel’s 8 Year Project
A new exhibition featuring “Drowning World”, a project by photographer Gideon Mendel, has opened at the Plymouth Arts Centre in UK. Photographer Gideon Mendel has been working on his Drowning…
Malawi Floods – UN Distributes Food to 200,000 Flood Victims
In a statement yesterday, 04 February 2015, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said its food distribution program has managed to reach almost 210,000 flood victims in Malawi. WFP…
Zimbabwe – 1 Missing after Heavy Rain Floods Harare
Zimbabwe is suffering a further bout of heavy rainfall which has caused flooding in the capital Harare. Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe (MSD) reported that 158 mm of rain fell…
Zimbabwe Tokwe-Mukorsi Flood Victims Suffer Human Rights Violations
A report from Human Rights Watch claims that the Zimbabwe government has used violence, harassment, and the deliberate restriction of humanitarian aid to coerce an estimated 20,000 flood victims to…
Southern Europe Floods Update – Evacuations in Macedonia and Turkey
The heavy rain that swept across southern Europe over the last few days has left 100,000 people in the Republic of Macedonia affected by flooding. The worst affected areas are…
2 Killed in Papua New Guinea Floods
Local media in Papua New Guinea are reporting that heavy rain caused flooding and landslides over the weekend in Kimbe and across the province of West New Britain. The flooding…
Heavy Rain Floods Northern Haiti
Heavy rain has been falling in parts of northern Haiti non-stop for almost one week. The rains have caused severe flooding across the region, in particular Cap-Haïtien (Le Cap) and…
2 Dead, 3 Missing after Flash Floods in Southern Europe – Evacuations in Greece, Albania and Bulgaria
Heavy rainfall across parts of southern Europe brought severe flooding to Greece, Albania and Bulgaria, prompting hundreds of evacuations. Two people have died and 3 are currently missing in the…
2 Dead, 5,000 Homes Damaged after Floods and Landslides in Indonesia
Heavy rainfall across Indonesia has caused flooding and landslides, resulting in the death of at least 2 people and damage to over 5,000 homes. Bali Floods and landslides killed two…
Malaysia Floods – Kelantan Flood Victims to get Homes on Stilts
Families who lost their homes to the Kelantan floods of December 2014 are to receive new “flood-resistant” homes on stilts. Kelantan saw some of the worst flooding on record during…
Heavy Rain Threatens More Flooding in Indonesia and Malaysia – 77 mm Rain in Kuching
WMO say that 77.4 mm of rain fell in the last 24 hours in Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. Over 180 mm of rain fell in Timika, Indonesia.…
European Commission Approves Flood Re – UK Flood Insurance Scheme
The new UK flood insurance scheme “Flood Re” has been given the green light from the European Commission and has taken another step forward to launching. The expected launch date…
Coastal Flooding in Massachusetts after Winter Storm Juno Hits
Winter storm Juno hit the eastern US states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine with 75 mph winds and 30 inches of snow. Snowfall amounts, travel bans…
Indonesia – 1 dead, 1 Missing after Flash Floods in West Sumatra
Flash floods in the province of West Sumatra have affected 21 villages in 5 districts, according to the Indonesian disaster management agency, BNPD. Heavy rainfall triggered the flash floods in…
