Flooding Affects 200 Families in Lampang Province, Thailand
Floods in 5 villages in Lampang Province, Thailand have affected 200 families. Meanwhile heavy rain in Bangkok has left some of the city’s streets under 20cm of water. NNT (National…
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Guardian Evacuations App Wins Resilience Prize
Guardian Evacuations — an app written by Leon Storey and Gareck Packer that gets people to their closest evacuation centre during a storm, flood or other natural disaster — was…
More Flooding in South Sudan Leaves 4 Dead
Local media in south Sudan are reporting that floods in Warrap State have washed away around 40 houses , forcing people to evacuate for higher ground. The flooding came after…
Shabelle River Floods Warning in Somalia
Within the last 48 hours, heavy rains has been experienced in the upper parts have warned that heavy rainfall in the Ethiopian highlands over the last 2 days has increased…
Deadly Flash Floods in Tenerife
At least one person has died in flash flooding that struck on the tourist island of Tenerife. Some local media reports claim that at as many as 5 people have…
6 Killed in Floods in Guerrero, Mexico
Heavy rainfall in the wake of Tropical Storm Trudy have caused flooding and mudslides in Guerrero and Oaxaca states in southern Mexico. Over 4,000 people have been evacuated and a…
Flood Situation in Nicaragua Worsens – 24 Dead, 32,000 Displaced
The flooding in Nicaragua that we first reported here has continued to affect the country, leaving 24 dead and 32,000 homeless. All 17 of Nicaragua’s departments have been affected. Over…
Floods in Galicia, Spain – Vigo Under 40cm of Water
The city of Vigo in Galicia, Spain, is still under water after heavy rain has battered the region since 16 October 2014. WMO reports that the city saw 81 mm…
Ethiopia Floods – 8,000 Families Displaced
According to local reports, the Awash River in the Afar Region of Ethiopia has burst its banks causing floods which have forced around 8,000 families form their homes. The affected…
5 Dead as Floods Strike in Guatemala and Honduras
Guatemala has been hit by deadly floods for the second time in 3 weeks. The country has been hit once again with heavy rainfall – 68mm of rain fell in…
World Disasters Report – Most Deaths Caused by Floods
According to this year’s World Disasters Report, in 2013, floods accounted for 44 per cent of deaths caused by natural hazards – more than any other natural hazard, including storms,…
Floods in North Jutland, Denmark after 100 mm of Rain in One Day
Heavy rain over the last 24 hours has brought flooding to parts of North Jutland (Nordjylland) in Denmark. North Jutland police are reporting a road near Sindal has been completely…
Louisiana and Genoa – Millions in Unused Mitigation Funds
In two separate parts of the world, the residents of two cities are finding themselves facing an increased risk of flooding as a result of official incompetence. $812 million in…
Predicting Floods in the Andes Mountains
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have announced a new forecasting method for predicting extreme floods in the Andes mountains which could allow for improved disaster preparedness and is…
Extreme Weather Events Prompts Climate Change Adaptation in Europe
The spate of floods and other extreme weather events across Europe has pushed climate change adaptation onto the political agenda, according to a new survey by the European Environment Agency…
Aftermath of Cyclone Hudhud – 18 Killed in Uttar Pradesh Floods
Tropical Cyclone Hudhud reportedly killed 24 people in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, after the storm’s 195km per hour winds left a trail of destruction in its wake.…
