High River Levels Threaten Further Floods in Midwest
Communities across the Upper Midwest have been enduring floods since storms on Monday 16 June 2014 dumped huge amounts of rain on parts of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. After…
Author: Richard Davies
Torrential Rain Causes Floods in Bulgaria Killing 11 People
Torrential rainfall in Bulgaria has caused unprecedented flooding across the country, killing at least 11 people with several others still missing. The worst of the floods struck late yesterday, Thursday…
Flood Evacuations in Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is once again experiencing severe flooding, almost 1 year since the 2013 Alberta flood disaster that struck between 19 June and 12 July where 5 people died. A…
Floods in Owatonna, Minnesota
More towns and cities around the state lines of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota have seen severe flooding as the heavy rain continues to fall. According to local media, the…
Cost of the Bosnia Floods
An announcement made yesterday, Wednesday 18 June 2014, claims that the damage caused by recent Bosnia floods will cost the country $2.7 billion. The announcement was made by Ricardo Zapata…
Floods Across South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota
Areas around the state lines of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as parts of Nebraska, have seen massive amounts of rainfall over the last few days, causing severe…
1 Dead After Floods in Southern France
A 69 year old man was swept away by floods in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France, after heavy storms hit the area during the evening of Friday 13 June and Saturday 14 June,…
Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina all Hit by Floods
Heavy rainfall has now led to flooding in Paraguay, Brazil and parts of north east Argentina. River levels, especially those of the Paraguay and Paraná rivers are dangerously high. Some…
Mumbai High Tide Floods
Just as residents of Mumbai were waiting for this year’s monsoon rains to fall, parts of the city were unexpectedly flooded from a different source. The unusually high tide on…
Floods Kill 3 Children in Somalia Refugee Camp
Floods in the Somalia port city of Kismayo have killed 3 people – all children – and left 100s homeless. The area has seen heavy rain and flooding for the…
Himachal Pradesh – 25 People Swept Away After Reservoir Flood Gates Opened
India’s Himalayan hydropower projects face further controversy after reservoir flood gates were opened without warning on the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh, killing at least 5 people. 24 engineering students…
Paraná, Brazil – 9 Dead, 1000s Homeless
A state of emergency has been declared in over 70 municipalities in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná after heavy rainfall across the state led to widespread flooding. The neighbouring…
Sea Level Rise is Biggest Threat to Small Islands
Climate change experts have predicted that rising sea levels affecting the world’s 52 small island states, will be as much as four times higher than the rest of the world.…
3 Dead in Bajura, Nepal
Heavy rainfall in Bajura District, a part of Seti Zone of Nepal, led to flash floods that have killed 3 people and injured one other. Other villages in the area…
25 Dead after 7 Days of Flooding in China
The week-long flooding that has swept across southern parts of China has now killed at least 25 people, with a further 2 people still missing. China’s National Commission for Disaster…
At least 54 Dead in Floods in Baghlan, Afghanistan
Afghan and international news agencies are reporting yet another flash flood to strike in in the north of the country. The flash flood hit the Guzirga i-Nur (Gozar Gahe Noor)…
