Floods in Wales
After the flooding that struck in Cardiff, the Welsh capital, over the weekend, Wales is still seeing plenty of heavy rainfall and there are currently 5 flood alerts and 1…
Author: Richard Davies
Indonesia – Bahilang and Padang Rivers Flood, North Sumatra
Floods have struck again in North Sumatra, Indonesia. On 18 October 2013, FloodList reported that floods had struck in the region resulting in 1000s of families being evacuated. At that…
500 Evacuated after floods in Kulim, Malaysia
Heavy rainfall on 20th October brought flash floods which inundated villages around Kulim, in Kedah state, Malaysia. Around 200 people had to be evacuated from their homes immediately yesterday. A…
North East India Floods Update
Cyclone Phailin brought heavy rainfall throughout a number of india’s north eastern states over the last few days. below is a summary of the current situation. Odisha Floods are reported…
Trinidad Braces for Floods
The Caribbean island of Trinidad is bracing itself for futher floods after heavy rainfall drenched the isalnd over the last few days. There have already been reports of flooding in…
Taiwan Aims to Continue Flood Defence Plan
Regularly battered by storms, typhoons, landslides and flash floods, Taiwan aims to continue its long term flood control plan with a further US$2 billion spending over the next 5 or…
Cambodia Floods Begin to Recede
The Vice-President of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Nhim Vanda, said today (18th October, 2013) that the end of the flooding which has blighted Cambodia for much of…
Flash Floods Hit Rhodes, Greece
The Greek island of Rhodes was hit by gale force winds and heavy rainfall yesterday, leading to flooding of several buildings and widespread storm damage. The storm first struck the…
Floods in North Sumatra
Thousands of families had to evacuate their homes after severe flooding in North Sumatra, Indonesia, over the last few days. Heavy rainfall led to flash floods inundating thousands of homes…
6 More Weeks of Floods in Thailand
In an announcement yesterday, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Plodprasop Suraswadi, said that the recent floods in eastern Thailand had resulted in so much excess water, it would likely be 6…
Odisha Floods
With the worst of the storm having passed, huge areas of north eastern India are now facing the heavy rainfall and flooding brought by the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin. As…
India – Phailin and Floods Update
Phailin made landfall in the coastal town of Gopalpur, Odisha, at 9.30pm on Saturday, but had weakened by the afternoon of Sunday 13th October 2013. The cyclone is now moving…
Austin, Texas Flash Floods
Areas of Austin saw as much as 30cm of rain in just 12 hours on Sunday 13th October, 2013. Barton Springs, north of the city, received 12.1 inches of rain…
North East India Flood Potential
As I reported earlier today, the north east Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are bracing themselves for the full force of Cyclone Phailin. Forecasts say that the cyclone…
7 Dead in Algeria Floods
Flash floods in Algeria on Wednesday 09 October 2013 resulted in the deaths of at least 7 people. Heavy rainfall led to rivers bursting their banks. The deaths occurred in…
Cambodia Floods Update
Latest government figures from Cambodia illustrate the devastating affect the recent floods have had on the country. At an announcement made earlier today, 10th October 2013, Senior Minister H.E. Nhim…
