Around 70 Killed in Afghanistan Floods
Flash floods around Kabul, as well as eastern Nuristan, Laghman and Khost provinces, have resulted in 70 deaths in central Afghanistan. The worst affected area was (also known as Sarobi…
Author: Richard Davies
Floods in Sudan, August 2013
Heavy rainfall for over 2 days has resulted in flooding in several states in Sudan. Floods have hit various states including including, Khartoum, Kassala, Al-Gadarif, White Nile, South Kordofan, and…
Floods in Pakistan, August 2013 (Updated)
Update 3rd August 2013: Flash floods in Bagh District as well as Chitral 3 people killed as car swept away in floods in Bagh 1 person killed in flooded Bagh…
Thailand Floods Update August 2013
Thailand has been battered by heavy rain and floods over the recent weeks. Thailand’s southern coastal provinces, in particular Satun Province, were hit by floods around 10th June this year.…
Flash Floods in North Georgia USA
Areas of north Georgia have been inundated with heavy rainfall which resulted in flash floods during much of yesterday. The areas most affected include Gilmer County and Pickens County. In…
Floods in northern Vietnam
More flooding has struck in South East Asia, this time in northern Vietnam. Heavy rainfall that began a few days ago has resulted in flash floods in Vietnam’s northern province…
Myanmar Floods
Flooding in south east Asia continues – Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam have all seen severe floods over the last few days. Karen state in southern Myanmar is the latest region…
Floods Nicaragua July 2013 – Updated
Update 31st July 2013: River levels increase forcing evacuations Around 3,000 affected in North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions 500 Hectares of crops damaged Many have been forced to evacuate…
Floods in Japan, July 2013
Severe flooding and mudslides in the Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures of Japan over the last few days were the result of record levels of rainfall. One person has been reported…
8 dead in Eastern Indonesia Floods
8 people have been killed and 10 injured in a landslide after flooding and heavy rain in eastern Indonesia. The tragedy was in city of Ambon on the Maluku chain…
Floods in UK July 2013
After heavy storms and long periods of heavy rainfall were seen across much of the United Kingdom over the last few days, floods have hit the county of West Yorkshire…
Jeddah Flood Defences
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has suffered from disastrous floods twice in the last few years. In 2009 as many as 122 people were killed and the flood disaster was describes as…
Floods in Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2013
Update: Severe floods have now spread to northern Sulawesi. Gornotalo saw extreme heavy rainfall on 26th July which resulted in the deaths of 4 people, with a further 3 still…
Floods in Kenya, July 2013
Heavy rain has increased water levels of Lake Baringo in western Kenya, forcing around 2,000 people in Marigat district to flee their homes for higher ground. Areas around Ng’ambo and…
Floods in Northern China
Update: Gansu Province The situation has worsened over the weekend in Gansu. More people have been reported killed in the floods, bringing the total to 20. As many as 56,000…
India’s new flood watch satellite
Last night, 25th July 2013, India successfully launched a satellite that will be dedicated to monitoring weather conditions. The launch of the satellite had been delayed. It’s unclear whether the…
