Floods in Essex, UK
Heavy rainfall in England resulted in flash flooding in some southern and eastern counties of the country on Saturday 24th August 2013. The worst affected area was Essex, although floods…
Author: Richard Davies
Malda Flood Defences Fail Again
On 16th July 2013 I wrote about the failure of flood defences in Malda, West Bengal. The collapsed river embankment, which broke on 14th July, was in the Gajol and…
Floods in Mali
An estimated 4,000 people have been affected by floods in the Kidal region of Mali. Hundreds of houses were destroyed in the floods. Particularly badly hit were areas around Adjelhoc…
Russia Flood Map – Before and After
Huge amaouns of rainfall throughout August has left Russia’s Far Eastern province experiencing the worst floods in 120 years. The affected areas are Khabarovsk, Amur and the Jewish Autonomous region.…
More floods in Myanmar
Rangoon and parts of southern Myanmar have seen severe flooding in recent days. Mynamar was hit by severe flooding in late July 2013. As many as 25,000 people were evacuated…
Flash Floods Across USA
There has been a series of flood incidents across the USA over the last 24 hours. New Jersey Thunderstorm in central and northern New Jersey yesterday brought as much as…
Floods in Central Darfur, Sudan
Heavy rainfall in central Darfur caused flash floods in Umm Ger Namali in Wadi Salih locality, Central Darfur on Wednesday 21st August. The floods resulted in the deaths of 5…
Flood Co-Operation in Western Africa
Significant floods have already struck twice in Nigeria (Yobe and Kano) and once in Niger, western Africa, so far this rainy season. The region often suffers from flooding – severe…
Niger Floods
Floods have struck in western Africa again, this time in Niger. Niger authorities said yesterday 20th August that 2000 people have been made homeless and 8 people have been killed…
Pakistan Floods Update
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have released updated figures regarding the recent flooding situation across the country. Rains have affected 931,074 139 flood-related fatalities 804 wounded in floods 3,826…
Floods in Yobe, Nigeria
Following the recent floods in Kano, Nigeria, where as many as 5 people died and 500 were displcaed, Nigeria has also seen further flash floods, this time in Yobe state,…
Floods Worsen in China
Heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Utor continues to cause chaos in southern and northern parts of China. The rainfall has resulted in deadly floods and landslides bringing the official death…
India Opens Flood Gates
Many observers in Pakistan claim that the recent floods there have been worsened by India’s decision to release water from the Harike Headworks and Hussainiwala Headworks. On Sunday 18th August…
300,000 Affected by Pakistan Floods
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) say that more than 300,000 people have been affected by floods in the country since they began late July. At least 108 people have…
Half of Manila Under Water
The aftermath of Tropical Storm Trami (known as Maring locally) combined with seasonal monsoon storms to bring torrential rains that caused widespread flooding across Luzon, the largest island in the…
Flash Floods in Yemen
Torrential rain brought horrendous flash floods to several parts of Yemen over the weekend. The recent storms and heavy rainfall began to fall on 16th August, and continued until the…
