3 Dead, 3,000 Evacuated in Argentina Floods
Almost a year to the day when La Plata and Buenos Aires were hit by massive floods, Argentina is again experiencing large amount of rain and flooding. This time around…
Author: Richard Davies
Floods in Southern USA – 2 Killed, 100s Evacuated
A trail of severe weather, predicted by forecasters last week, swept across many southern states in the USA yesterday (7 April 2014) and is expected to move northwards during the…
Two Die in Indiana Floods
After a weekend of severe weather in many central US states, including some instances of flooding in Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, two people have been reported as killed…
Solomon Islands Death Toll Rises
As expected by many, the death toll from the floods in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, is rising. The floods struck on 3 April, as we reported here after 2 days…
Storms Hit Central USA with Floods
Severe weather struck across several states in the USA yesterday. A storm brought heavy rain, hail, high winds, and flash flooding to part of Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.…
Solomon Islands Update – 6 Dead, 30 Missing
Heavy rain fell relentlessly for 2 days between 2 and 3 April and resulted in severe flash flooding on the island of Guadalcanal. Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands,…
Severe Floods in Solomon Islands
Heavy rain and overflowing rivers have caused flash flooding in the Solomon Islands, in particular the capital, Honiara, a city with a population of just under 70,000. The UN Office…
UK Flood Grants
The UK government’s flood damage grant scheme to help homeowners hit by the recent floods launched yesterday, 1 April, 2014. The scheme was originally announced in February 2014, during the…
Seychelles – EU Fund to Prevent Mosquito Borne Diseases
The EU is contributing to efforts to eliminate the breeding grounds of mosquitoes and prevent mosquito borne diseases on the three most populated islands of the Seychelles affected by recent…
Storms Bring Floods to North East USA
A storm system across the north east of the USA resulted in flooding in several states, including New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut over the weekend. New Jersey and…
Flooding in Seven Provinces in South East China
Almost 20cm of rain fell in just 24 hours in Guangdong Province in south east China. Other areas of the south east region of the country were also badly hit…
1,000 Displaced by Flooding in Arusha, Tanzania
Flooding that has been affecting parts of Tanzania for the last 10 days. On 27 March 2014, the flood water caused the derailment of a freight train in the country’s…
Tanzania Floods – Two Dead After Train Derailed
Prolonged heavy rain across areas of Tanzania triggered floods that began on Thursday 27 March 2014. The flooding was so severe that a cargo train was derailed in Gulwe, Mpwapwa…
Flash Floods in Slidell and New Orleans Area
As much as 2.24 inches (5.68cm) of rain fell in just 1 hour in Slidell, a city of around 27,000 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Slidell sits on the…
Storms Hit Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Queensland
As forecast after the heavy rain and floods along the Capricorn Coast, Queensland, on 25 to 26 March 2014, the storms and heavy rain moved along the coastline yesterday. Parts…
Flash Floods in Northern Rivers, New South Wales
After heavy rain causing flash flooding in Sydney and later the Illawarra region, the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales is now seeing high rainfall levels and some flooding.…
