UK Floods Hit Home Counties
Areas of England’s South West are still struggling with floods, but the weekend saw flooding move further east to wide areas of England’s home counties – the counties of South…
Author: Richard Davies
1 Dead in Province of Buenos Aires Floods
Torrential rain during the early hours of Friday 7 February 2014 left areas of the Province of Buenos Aires under water, forcing as many as 3,000 from their homes and…
Floods in Tanga, Tanzania
During the night of 6 to 7 February a heavy rainfall in the Tanga region of Tanzania caused severe flooding which destroyed around 80 houses, leaving 100s homeless. The tragedy…
Severe Weather Hits UK Again
By now it’s a familiar story. Severe weather hits, leaving behind destruction and floods in parts of England and Wales. Then a few days of respite to clear up the…
Floods in Brittany, France
Storm Qumaira has brought floods once more to the Finistère area of Brittany. Qumaira had already swept across Portugal and parts of northern Spain, and as of yesterday all regional…
Floods in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Parts of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, saw as much as 33cm of rain fall in just 36 hours from late on Saturday evening, 1 February. The areas of San Pedro,…
Further Floods Threaten UK
As many as 7,500 properties have been flooded around the UK since the beginning of December, yet there is still more flooding to come. Further flooding is expected over the…
Indonesia – Floods Return to Jakarta, 1 Dead in Semarang
More heavy rainfall in Indonesia over the last 2 days, between 2 February and 5 February 2014, has left one person dead and thousands more displaced. Further heavy rain is…
Flash Floods in Memphis
Flash flooding swept across parts of Memphis metropolitan area and the Mid-South on Tuesday 4 February 2014. Up to 4 inches (10 cm) of rain fell in just a few…
Storms Flood Parts of Northern Spain
Parts of northern Spain were battered by strong winds of around 90 km/h and 10 metre high waves during Saturday and Sunday 2 February 2014. Further storms and severe weather…
Heavy Rain and High Tides Bring Floods Across Ireland
In similar circumstances to many parts of the United Kingdom, storms, heavy rain, high tides and strong winds brought flooding to various parts of Ireland. Coastal areas have been particularly…
Floods in UK – No End in Sight
Floods have swept across the UK once again after a weekend of heavy rain, high tides and storms, causing damage in Scotland, Wales and England. There are currently 2 severe…
Floods and Landslides in East Java, Indonesia
Incessant heavy rain caused flash floods in the regencies of Malang and Jombang, East Java province in Indonesia over the last few days. Further heavy rainfall is expected in the…
More Deadly Floods in Italy
Three people have died in floods in Italy after a weekend of torrential rain and storms had caused flooding across much of the country. Further severe weather is expected over…
Ghana – Flash Floods in Accra
Two hours of heavy rain on Friday 31 January 2014 led to flash floods across the Ghana capital Accra. Although no casualties have been reported, property and buildings have been…
Johannesburg Hit by Floods
Heavy rain earlier today, Monday 3 February 2014, caused some localised flooding in several roads across Johannesburg, South Africa. Today’s rain and flooding had been predicted. Heavy rain had already…
