Floods affected several neighbourhoods in Cameroon‘s commercial and economic capital Douala after torrential rains from 11 August 2021. Hundreds of homes were flooded and roads swamped, causing massive traffic disruption…
Disaster authorities report that 21 people have lost their lives and 4 are still missing after severe flooding in areas of Hubei Province in Central China. Hubei’s Emergency Management Department…
Heavy rainfall in northeast Nigeria triggered severe flooding in parts of Bauchi state on 10 August 2021. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) citing local officials, hours of heavy…
Update 14 August 2021: As of 14 August, 34 people have died in Kastamonu Province, 6 in Sinop Province. Nine people are in hospital due to serious injuries and one…
Heavy rainfall and floods in Bangui, capital and largest city of the Central African Republic, destroyed around 100 houses and left nearly 3,000 people in need of emergency aid. The…
The Disaster Management Division (DMD) in India reported on 11 August that flooding has affected over 250,000 people in the eastern state of Bihar over the last few days. Seven…
Severe floods and landslides have caused major damages in several provinces of Turkey‘s the Black Sea Region after heavy rain on 10 August 2021. Emergency teams carried out dozens of…
Disaster authorities in India report over 400 villages in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been flooded after several rivers broke their banks. As of 09 August 2021, India’s Disaster…
The Awash River has broken its banks in northern Ethiopia, flooding areas of Afar Region. Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) News Agency reported on 08 August that the overflowing Awash River…
Over 80,000 people have evacuated their homes in responses to flooding in wide area of Sichuan Province, southwestern China. The province has seen heavy rain since 06 August. China’s National…
Areas around the city of Omaha, Nebraska, saw severe flash flooding after a storm dumped over 5 inches (127 mm) of rain late on 07 August 2021. In some of…
Regions of Russia‘s Far East are facing yet another wave of flooding after days of heavy rain caused river levels to rise. Yevgeny Zinichev, head of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency…
Stormy weather including heavy rainfall since the start of August has caused damaged and flooding in 4 departments of El Salvador. Storms, strong winds and heavy rain affected El Salvador…
Officials in Madhya Pradesh, India, report that as many as 24 people have now died as a result of the flooding and heavy rainfall that has affected the state since…
Disaster management authorities in Indonesia report at least 2 people died and hundreds of homes were damaged by floods and landslides across 5 provinces in the first week of August.…
The Red Cross reports that an estimated 90,000 people have been affected by flooding during this year’s rainy season in South Sudan. Flooding has damaged homes and agricultural fields, and…
