Updated: Australia – Heavy Rainfall and Floods Hit New South Wales
Update, 23 March 2018 Heavy rain has now moved to the Mid-North Coast, with rain easing in the Hunter. There have been reports of flash flooding on the Mid-North Coast.…
Author: Richard Davies
Brazil – Storm and Floods in São Paulo Leave 3 Dead and 1,000 Displaced
A heavy rainstorm in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, 20 to 21 March 2018, left 3 people dead, dozens of homes destroyed and more than 1,000 people displaced. The…
Uruguay – Evacuations After Floods in South
Strong winds, heavy rain and floods affected several departments in southern Uruguay between 17 and 19 March, 2018, causing around 70 people to be evacuated. Carrasco, near Montevideo, recorded 173…
Dominican Republic – Record Rain Causes Flash Floods in North
Record rainfall in northern parts of the Dominican Republic have caused flash flooding in Puerto Plata province. Local media report that over 500 homes and businesses have been damaged. Comedores…
Spain – 1 Dead, 1 Missing as Storm in Andalusia Causes Flash Floods
At least one person has died and another is missing after a storm in Andalusia, southern Spain on 17 March, 2018. The storm brought strong winds with gusts of over…
Brazil – Belo Horizonte Streets Turn Into Rivers After Torrential Rain
A short burst of torrential rain caused flooding chaos in the city of Belo Horizonte and other areas of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on Friday, 16 March, 2018.…
Burundi – Deadly Landslide in Bujumbura
A landslide triggered by heavy rain left at least 6 people dead and 3 injured in Burundi. The incident occurred early on 16 March near the Gasenyi river in the…
Australia – Tropical Cyclone Marcus Hits Darwin and Kimberley
Tropical Cyclone Marcus passed over Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory state, as a Category 2 system on 17 March, 2018, with sustained winds near the centre of 95km/hr and wind…
Romania – Hundreds Evacuated as Rivers Overflow
In similar circumstances to those recently seen in Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, rain and melting snow have caused flooding in Romania over the last few days. As of 15…
Croatia and BiH – Rain and Snowmelt Cause Landslides and Flooding
Rain and melting snow have caused flooding and landslides in Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina over the last few days. Croatia Croatia’s State Protection and Rescue Administration (Državna uprava za zaštitu…
Kazakhstan – Hundreds Evacuated After Heavy Rain and Melting Snow Cause Flooding in East
Three days of heavy rain and melting snow have caused flooding in East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Flooding has affected the regional capital, Oskemen, and the districts of Ayagoz, Glubokoe,…
Australia – Disaster Declared After Rivers Overflow in North Queensland
Several rivers have burst their banks in North Queensland after a 4 days of heavy rain. Many areas have recorded 500 to 700 mm of rain during that time. This…
Albania – Heavy Rain and Melting Snow Cause Flooding in North
Heavy rain and melting snow have caused flooding and landslides in Albania over the last few days. Shkodër County in the north west of the country is the worst affected…
New Zealand – Evacuations After Rivers Flood in Hawke’s Bay
Several people have been evacuated after flooding in Hawke’s Bay Region, New Zealand. Hawke’s Bay regional council said, “The rain has been pretty torrential and the river levels are high.…
Malawi – Floods in Central and Southern Regions Affect 2,000
Flooding in Malawi has affected over 2,000 people in parts of Central and Southern regions since 03 March, with more heavy rain a possibility over the coming days. Chikwawa District,…
Indonesia – 3,000 Evacuated After Floods in West Nusa Tenggara
At least 3,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes after flooding in the province of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. The floods came after 2 hours of torrential…
