The Red Cross in Burundi reports that flooding from the overflowing Lake Tanganyika is worsening by the day and over 6,000 families have been forced from their homes. Levels of…
Emergency authorities report that one person has died in flash flooding which struck in Žarnovica district, Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Severe flash flooding struck the village of Rudno…
Tropical Cyclone Tauktae left a trail of destruction as it moved north over the Arabian Sea, passing close to the western coast of India. Tauktae made landfall in Gujarat on…
Raging flash floods swept through the city of Cuenca, capital of Azuay Province in Ecuador on 15 May 2021. Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE), said several rivers…
Sri Lanka‘s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported further flooding and landslides in several parts of the country. Further heavy rain has fallen in Sri Lanka since our report here.…
Update: 15 May 2021: Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha Mohammed, said on 15 May 2021 that 6,800 families have been left homeless after their homes were submerged over…
Civil Protection in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, reported on 13 May that severe weather brought flooding, landslides and wind damage which had affected at least 14 municipalities in the…
A short period of torrential rain early on 13 may 2021 caused severe flash flooding in parts of northern Romania. Local authorities in Satu-Mare County reported severe flooding in Răteşti…
Heavy rain from 11 May 2021 caused flooding in parts of the Maldives. As of 13 May, at least 300 homes were affected. Maldives Meteorological Service issued alerts for heavy…
The UN reported on 13 May that flooding in 3 regions of Ethiopia that began in late April has displaced around 70,000 people. According to a recent report by UNOCHA…
Following recent damage assessments, the Red Cross reports that as many as 22 people died and over 30,000 were affected in Tanzania following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Jobo in…
Sri Lanka has seen heavy rainfall from around 10 May 2021. As of 13 May, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported floods and rainfall damages in the districts of Rathnapura, Colombo…
Disaster authorities in Russia report that homes have been inundated and residents evacuated after flooding from the rising Amur river in Khabarovsk Krai in the Far East region. The Ministry…
Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes in Rwanda‘s Western Province after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Nyamasheke district. The landslide struck on 09 May 2021 following…
Long-term heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with as many as 13,600 households affected according to the UN. In a report of…
At least 14 people have lost their lives after heavy rain triggered flash flooding and mudslides in Tajikistan and northern areas of neighbouring Afghanistan. This is the second severe flood…
