Jamaica – PM Calls for Change in Response to Extreme Weather After Montego Bay Floods
Montego Bay in Saint James Parish, Jamaica, was severely impacted by flash flooding on 22 November 2017, after almost one month of rain fell in 4 hours. On a tour…
Author: Richard Davies
New Zealand – Houses Damaged After Storm Dumps Flooding Rain in Central Otago
A slow moving storm that began around 15:00 on Sunday 26 November caused flash flooding in the small town of Roxburgh in the Central Otago District of New Zealand. Local…
UK and Ireland – Dozens Evacuated After Heavy Rain Causes Rivers to Overflow
A storm caused major flooding in parts of the UK and Ireland between 22 and 23 November. Some areas recorded around 90 mm of rain in 24 hours. Winds of…
Vietnam – 2 Dead, 1 Missing After Floods in Central Areas
Tropical Depression Kirogi made landfall in south eastern Vietnam on 19 November. Although the storm dissipated over land later that day, some central areas of the country have seen heavy…
Saudi Arabia – Hundreds Rescued as Floods Hit Western Areas
Hundreds of people have been rescued from stranded cars and flooded homes after heavy rain hit parts of western Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 21 November, 2017. Civil defence teams reported…
Greece – Deadly Floods in Attica Region (Updated)
Update, 21 November 2017 Greek authorities have carried out damage assessments in areas of West Attica affected by flash floods of 15 November, 2017. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on…
Indonesia – 2 Dead, Hundreds of Homes Damaged in Flash Floods in West Nusa Tenggara
At least 2 people died in flash floods in West Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia on Sunday 19 November. Spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said…
Haiti – Flooding Leaves 5 Dead and 10,000 Homes Damaged
Floods caused by several days of torrential rain have left five people dead and thousands of homes damaged in Haiti Sud Department Haiti’s civil protection directorate (Direction de la Pretection…
Greece – Floods in North West Leave 1 Dead
Severe weather, including heavy rain and strong winds, affected parts of north-western Greece from 11 November. The worst hit locations were Corfu and Igoumenitsa, where some areas recorded more than…
Sri Lanka – Over 1,700 Displaced by Floods in Northern Province
Update, 14 November 2017 Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka have reported one fatality in the flooding in Jaffna District, Northern Province. The numbers of those affected and displaced…
Indonesia – 9 Dead as Heavy Rain Causes Floods and Landslides
Heavy rainfall in areas of Indonesia since 03 November 2017 has caused flooding and landslides in several provinces, according to the country’s Disaster Prevention Agency (BNPB). At least 9 deaths…
Colombia – 4 Dead, 18 Missing After Floods and Mudslide in Cauca Department
Disaster management authorities in Colombia say that at least four people were killed and 28 injured after a mudslide and flooding from the overflowing La Paila river inundated the town…
Kenya – Deadly Floods in Central and Northern Areas
Periods of heavy rain have affected parts of Kenya since late October, causing flooding in central and northern parts of the country. The flooding has damaged or destroyed homes and…
Vietnam – Over 40 Dead as Typhoon Damrey Dumps Over 1 Metre of Rain
As predicted, Typhoon Damrey made landfall in south Vietnam on 04 November, 2017, bringing with it extreme rainfall and strong winds with gusts of 90 km/h. Tra My in Quang…
Malaysia – Severe Storm and Floods Leave 7 Dead, 10,000 Displaced
At least 7 people have died and over 10,000 displaced after floods swept through the northern states of Penang and Kedah in peninsular Malaysia. Torrential rain fell from 03 November,…
Vietnam and Cambodia – Tropical Storm Damrey to Bring Extreme Rainfall
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has warned that Tropical Storm Damrey will threaten millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia with extreme rainfall,…
