Huge Rainfall Floods Capricorn Coast, Queensland
Huge amounts of rain fell in just 12 hours today, Wednesday 26 March 2014, in parts of the Capricorn Coast, central Queensland. According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, Yeppoon saw…
Author: Richard Davies
Official Figures on La Plata Floods, Argentina
Yesterday, Tuesday 25 March 2014, the Argentine Justice Ministry released some official figures regarding the death toll of the La Plata floods of April 2013, confirming that 89 people died…
Heavy Rain Floods Parts of Dubai
More unusually severe weather in the Gulf region left parts of Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates under water. Heavy rain fell overnight on Tuesday 25 March and…
Bolivia Farms Decimated by Floods
Oscar Cabrera, the Deputy Minister of the Bolivian Civil Defense, today gave some official figures regarding the ongoing flood disaster that Bolivia has endured since late December. According to his…
20,000 Hit by Floods in Rondônia, Brazil
Brazilian news agency Agencia Brasil reported yesterday that 20,000 people in the state of Rondônia are currently affected by flooding there. The floods first struck at the beginning of March…
New South Wales Floods Hit Illawarra
The heavy rain and storms that caused flash flooding in Sydney on Monday 24 March 2014 have now reached other areas of the state, in particular the Illawarra region to…
One Man Killed in Sydney Flash Floods
One person has been killed and three others injured in storms and flash floods that hit Sydney earlier today, 24 March 2014. Storms brought as much as 70mm of rainfall…
Bombs Break Yellow River Ice Jam, China
Ice jam floods are a fairly common incident in parts of northern USA and Canada. Many of the spring floods earlier this month in Montana were a result of ice…
£140 Million for UK Flood Defences Announced
In his budget speech yesterday the UK Chancellor, George Osborne, announced £140 million new funding for flood defences. It is as yet unclear as to whether this is in addition…
Flash Floods in Narok, Kenya
Residents in flood prone areas of Narok South, a region of Narok County in the south of the country, have been told to leave their homes and seek temporary accommodation…
Flood Forces 40 to Evacuate in Nova Scotia
Rising waters in a nearby river forced at least 40 people from Eskasoni First Nation to leave their homes on Thursday 13 March 2014. Canada’s Department of Aboriginal Affairs is…
Evacuations After Floods in Zambezi, Namibia
Heavy rainfall has left villages in two constituencies in the Zambezi region of Namibia suffering from flooding for over a week. The areas currently affected are Sibbinda and Linyanti, both…
100s Evacuated in Fujairah, UAE
After reports of at least 3 people drowning in flash floods in Hail in the north west of Saudia Arabia, the Persian Gulf region has seen further severe weather resulting…
Floods in Papua New Guinea
Some local media reports in Papua New Guinea are claiming that severe floods have affected over 10,000 people in New West Britain Province. Flooding has also been reported in the…
Fears that Brazil’s Dams Caused Floods in Bolivia
There are fears that two new dams in the Brazilian state of Rondonia could have caused the extensive flooding seen in parts of Bolivia and more recently Rondonia in Brazil.…
3 Dead After Flash Floods in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Two days of heavy rain brought flash flooding to parts of Hail (Ha’yel) Province in north west Saudi Arabia. Three children are reported to have died after drowning in flood…
