Floods in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Hundreds of homes were flooded on Saturday 04 October 2014 in the Indonesian city of Medan. Medan is the capital of the North Sumatra province, and with a population of…
Author: Richard Davies
UK Floods – Lib Dems Call for Increase in Flood Defence Spending
During their annual party conference, the Liberal Democrats in the UK backed a series of measures to deal with the increased flood risk faced by the country. The measures include:…
Chesil Beach Flood Defences
Emergency flood defence repair work to damage caused this year by a succession of winters storms on Chesil Beach in Portland, Dorset, was completed on 2 October 2014 by the…
Thailand – 3 Dead in Chiang Mai Floods as Bangkok Prepares for Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall has caused deadly floods in northern Thailand over the last few days. Since yesterday, the heavy rain has moved south, to affect central and southern areas of the…
Kuala Lumpur Flash Floods Turn Parking Lot into Lake
Just 90 minutes of heavy rain on 01 October 2014 brought traffic in parts of Kuala Lumpur to a standstill and turned a parking lot in the Jalan Pinang area…
Coastal Flood Defences – Sea Wall at Hullbridge, Essex
A seawall in Hullbridge which was damaged by the storm surge last December is being brought back up to standard. Following the storm surge, the Environment Agency completed some interim…
5 Dead After Floods in Guatemala
Nearly 3,000 people have been affected by flooding in Guatemala after heavy rain fell between 27 and 29 September. Guatemala’s meteorological department (INSIVUMEH) more rain is expected over the next…
Floods and Phnom Penh’s Lost Lakes
A torrential downpour lasting around 3 hours on 28 September 2014 left parts of Phnom Penh flooded, with some areas under as much as 50 cm to 80 cm of…
Flood Disaster Risk Management Course in Asia
Asia has more than its fair share of natural disasters, and floods account for 40 per cent of the natural hazards affecting the region. Every year, floods cause colossal loss…
Northern India and Pakistan Flood Pictures
As with all the major flood events around the world, we are working on building a comprehensive collection of pictures from the recent floods in northern India and Pakistan. The…
1 Week of Flooding Leaves 88 Dead in Meghalaya and Assam, India
Just as the flood water in Jammu and Kashmir started to recede, heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across the north eastern states of Assam and Meghalaya. The heavy rain first…
Sudan Refugee Camp Infrastructure Destroyed by Floods
A recent report by IRIN news has described how the August floods have affected the UN refugee camp in Bentiu, South Sudan. Around 47,000 people are living in the camp,…
Floods hit China’s Eastern Provinces
Heavy rain has been falling in Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces since 26 September 2014. Homes have been completely destroyed and others severely damaged as a result of flooding. Heavy…
Cleaning Up After Flood Damage
Being the victim of a flood can be a devastating experience. Even the smallest amount of flood water in your home can cause severe damage. We asked the experts at…
Floods Caused $4 Billion Economic Damage in August 2014
According to Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary, global flood events during August 2014 caused $4 billion (US) in economic damage and caused 478 deaths. In their Impact Forecasting Global Catastrophe…
Floods Predicted to Reach Sindh Province, Pakistan
The Flood Forecasting Division at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) today issued a significant flood forecast for the River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur in Sindh Province, Pakistan. With the…
