UN – 1995 to 2015, Flood Disasters Affected 2.3 Billion and Killed 157,000
A recent report by the UN, “The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters”, reveals that in the last 20 years, 157,000 people have died as a result of floods. The…
Flood Recovery
Flood recovery and dealing with the aftermath of flooding
Philippines – EU Aid for victims of Typhoon Koppu
In response to Typhoon Koppu that hit the Philippines on 18 October 2015, the European Commission is providing €124 000 in humanitarian funding to assist the most affected populations. This…
Macedonia Floods – EU Sends Civil Protection Experts
The EU is to send a team of civil protection experts to help with damage assessment and disaster recovery in areas of Macedonia hit by flash floods earlier this month…
Oxfam and Deloitte Develop Innovative Framework to Deliver Disaster Relief Supplies to Pacific Islands
Oxfam and Deloitte in New Zealand have teamed up to develop a logistics framework and management plans for disaster support and relief in the Pacific region, using expertise and insight…
Vietnam – Innovative Cash Transfer Project Helps People Rebuild Lives After Disasters
In 2013 Typhoon Wutip made landfall in Central Vietnam. Hundreds of thousands of houses were unroofed and over 500 collapsed. Hectares and hectares of paddy fields were damaged. With support…
Twitter and Real-Time Flood Maps
In a joint study, two Dutch organisations, Deltares and Floodtags, have developed a way to derive real-time flood maps using a combination of flood modelling and data mining from social…
Cambodia – Elevated Wells Reduce Risk of Disease After Floods
In autumn 2013, several parts of Cambodia were severely affected by flooding, leaving many rural water supplies unusable and unsanitary. Unclean water and lack of sanitation and hygiene are among…
Malawi Flood Survivors Slowly Pick Up Their Lives
Some 230,000 people were displaced and 276 reported dead or missing after the floods in Malawi earlier this year. By Moses Michael-Phiri BLANTYRE, Malawi (AA) – Life is no longer…
Queensland Farmers Warned of Flood-Related Diseases in Livestock
After the recent severe weather in Queensland, Australia, Biosecurity Queensland have issued a warning to the state’s farmers. Biosecurity Queensland Director Dr Ashely Bunce said “With more biting flies and…
Drowning World – Photographer Gideon Mendel’s 8 Year Project
A new exhibition featuring “Drowning World”, a project by photographer Gideon Mendel, has opened at the Plymouth Arts Centre in UK. Photographer Gideon Mendel has been working on his Drowning…
SUPARCO – How Pakistan Used Space-Based Data to Map 2014 Floods
Severe flooding struck in Azad Kashmir, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan in early September 2014. Over 2.5 million people were affected by the flooding and nearly 700,000 people were evacuated.…
Federal Aid for Missouri September Floods
FEMA, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, announced on Friday October 31, 2014, that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Missouri…
World Disasters Report – Most Deaths Caused by Floods
According to this year’s World Disasters Report, in 2013, floods accounted for 44 per cent of deaths caused by natural hazards – more than any other natural hazard, including storms,…
Cleaning Up After Flood Damage
Being the victim of a flood can be a devastating experience. Even the smallest amount of flood water in your home can cause severe damage. We asked the experts at…
Flood and High Water Marks
Looking through images of places that have suffered from flooding, especially those where floods occur on a regular basis, I often come across photos of marks or plaques indicating the…
Disaster Risk Reduction Training in Sa Kaeo, Thailand
While northen parts of Thailand are struggling with floods and landslides, in Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province, local communities have been attending disaster risk reduction (DRR) training from World Vision.…
