Floods Worsen in Southern and Central China
Further to our report of 26 May 2014 about the floods sweeping across southern China, an update from the Chinese Government in the last 24 hours states that the flooding…
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1 Killed in Gaziantep, Turkey
One woman drowned in floods in Turkey’s south eastern province of Gaziantep on Saturday 24 May 2014. Just under 1 hour of torrential rain on Saturday was enough to inundate…
19 Dead, 7 Missing after Floods in Southern China
Massive downpours swept across southern China since late last causing severe flooding in the provinces of Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi in a spate of severe weather dubbed “the storm…
Fargo Moorhead Flood Diversion Project
On Thursday 22 May 2014 the US Senate voted to approve the Water Resources and Development Act by 91 votes to 7. The House had previous passed the legislation on…
Photos of the Balkan Floods of May 2014
The floods that struck Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia from 13 May 2014 have affected over 1 million people across the region. Media reports say that at least 35 people…
Bosnia Floods and Land Mines
Experts are warning that huge numbers of old land mines from the 1990s Balkan War could be uncovered after the record breaking rainfall and widespread flooding that has inundated large…
35 Killed in Balkan Floods
After unprecedented heavy rainfall that first began around 14 May 2014, flooding has now affected over 1 million people across the Balkan states of Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia. Many media…
Torrential Rain Floods Yemen Capital
Huge amounts of rain in the region of Sana’a, Yemen, led to flash floods that killed 3 people. The fatalities occurred in the the Al-Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah district of Sana’a,…
9 Dead in North West Pakistan Floods
Floods have struck in the troubled region of North Waziristan in north west Pakistan, after several days of torrential rain. The disaster comes just a few days after a bomb…
Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique
Following a report by FloodList regarding degradation of the Kariba Dam along the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe, Marc Hartman at HKV Consultants contacted us regarding his work on potential floods…
3 Die After Severe Weather in South East China
Three people have been killed in floods and severe weather which has affected five provinces in southern China. Heavy rain first began in the region on 8 May 2014. Since…
Deadly Landslides and Floods in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Officials fear the death toll from a landslide that struck on 2 May 2014 in Abe Bareek village in Argo District, Badakhshan Province, could rise to as high as 2,500.…
Florida Requests Federal Help After Floods
Florida Governor, Rick Scott, has requested the federal government assistance for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for the two areas…
1,000 Evacuated by Floods in Misiones, Paraguay
Heavy rain on 5 May 2014 forced around 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the department of Misiones in southern Paraguay after the Tebicuary River (Río Tebicuary), a tributary…
Floods Kill 2 in Marche, Italy
Two people have lost their lives and around 250 evacuated in flooding that has affected parts of the Marche region of central Italy between 3 and 4 May 2014. The…
Afghanistan Flash Floods Update – 123 Dead
As expected, the death toll from the flash floods in northern Afghanistan is rising. Some reports now claim there have been as many as 123 people killed since the flooding…
