Floods in North East China
Floods in north east China have killed as many as 54 people so far and have been described as the worst in 40 years. 97 people are still missing and…
Author: Richard Davies
Floods in Russia Worst in a Century
Flooding on a huge scale has caused chaos and devastation in Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District, which lies near to the border with China. The flooding has been caused by…
Floods in Jammu Region
Jammu region in the northern Indian state of Jammu Kashmir, suffered floods and landslides after incessant rainfall hit large parts of the region over the last few days. The heavy…
Sudan Floods Continue
Flooding has continued in Sudan and is now believed to have affected between 150,000 and 200,000 people. The death toll is now believed to be over 50. The floods were…
Floods in Adrar State, Algeria
Less than an hour of torrential rainfall on 11th August resulted in flash flooding in the town of Bordj Badji Mokhtar (also named Burj Baji) Adrar State, close to the…
500 Displaced by Floods in Kano, Nigeria
Heavy rain caused flooding in Kano, Nigeria, displacing over 500 people and killing one person after he fell in Katsaiki River at Darmanawa in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the…
6 Killed in Japan Floods
Northern Japan suffered torrential rain over the period from 9th to 10th August, which lead to flooding and landslides in the region. Iwate and Akita prefectures are the areas that…
Flash Floods Kill 22 in Afghanistan
Flash floods have continued in Afghanistan. On 4th August I reported that 70 people had died in floods around Kabul, eastern Nuristan, Laghman and Khost provinces in central Afghanistan. Flooding…
Floods Hit Central States in USA
Further flooding has struck several states across mid USA. Parts of Kansas suffered from flash floods on 4th August. However flooding has now hit Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, as…
South Asia Rainfall up 50%
According to Richard Angwin, Meteorologist, this is not a typical monsoon season. It might be obvious to say this in light of all the recent floods in South and South…
Thousands Displaced by Floods in Philippines
Floods in Mindanao, Philippines, have affected nearly 500,000 people since 21st July. 3 people have been reported as killed in the floods. Heavy rain continues in the region, making the…
Around 50 dead in Pakistan Floods (Updated)
Update 6th August 2013: According to UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of 5th August 2013, the areas of Pakistan worst affected by floods are: Balochistan…
Food Aid for North Korea Flood Victims
North Korea has suffered severe flooding throughout July this year. On 11th July central areas of the country saw as much as 20cm of rainfall. By 25th July 33 people…
Japan Flood update
I reported on 30th July that Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures of Japan had seen severe flooding and landslides after what had been described as unprecedented heavy rainfall. 1 person died…
Kansas Floods, August 2013
Heavy rainfall during Sunday 4th August brought flooding to various parts of central Kansas including Reno County, which declared a local disaster late on Sunday afternoon. A number of people…
38 Dead as More Floods Hit Sudan
On 4th august I reported that floods had struck across various regions in Sudan, including Khartoum. The heavy rainfall in Sudan has continued over several days now and resulted in…
