Romania – 1 Missing After Heavy Rain and Floods
Emergency authorities in Romania report that one person is missing after being swept away by flood waters in Dimitrie Cantemir, Vaslui County on 22 June. The General Inspectorate for Emergency…
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Flooding and floods in Europe
Turkey – Deadly Flash Floods in Bursa Province
At least 2 people have died in floods after heavy rain in north west Turkey. Flooding struck the Kestel district of Bursa province on 21 June. After initial assessments, the…
Hungary and Czech Republic – 1 Dead, Dozens Evacuated After Storms Trigger Flash Floods
Severe weather including heavy rain caused wind damage and flooding in parts of Hungary and Czech Republic from 13 to 15 June. Hungary A massive storm swept across Hungary on…
France – Dozens Rescued After Flash Floods in Corsica
The equivalent of 2 months’ worth of rain fell in just a few hours on 11 June, causing severe flash flooding in Corsica, France. Flood waters swept through the city…
Turkey – Deadly Flash Floods in Ankara
Flash floods struck in Turkey‘s capital Ankara from 11 June, causing 1 fatality and widespread damages. Local media, quoting the Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara, said 250 buildings were damaged. Residents…
Letting Rivers Run Wild Could Reduce UK Flooding – New Research
The UK government currently spends £2.6 billion on flood defences in England, and that amount is set to double by 2026. Flooding in February 2020 showed how that’s likely to…
Czech Republic – Deadly Flash Floods in East
Police in Czech Republic report that 1 person died, another is missing and dozens were rescued after flash flooding in Olomouc Region in the east of the country. Fire services…
France – Floods in Gironde and Landes After Rain Lashes South West
More than 130mm of rain fell in 36 hours in parts of southwest France, causing flooding in Gironde and Landes departments. Meteo France said Retjons and Belin-Béliet, both in Landes,…
Greece – State of Emergency in Thessaly Region After Severe Weather
Civil Protection in Greece has declared a state of emergency in 3 municipalities of Thessaly Region after severe weather from 04 to 06 April, 2020. Strong winds disrupted sea transport…
Perils Estimates Insured Losses for UK’s February Floods at US$367
PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has disclosed its initial loss estimate for the floods in the United Kingdom in February 2020. The February 2020 Floods…
Spain – Dozens Rescued From Floods in Castellón After Highest Rainfall in 30 Years
Torrential rain caused flash flooding in coastal areas of Province of Castellón in the Valencia Region of Spain on 01 April 2020. Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) said some areas…
Japan’s Experience With Earthquakes Can Help Teach Us to Learn to Live With Floods
The intense rainfall from storms this winter has caused severe flooding in numerous cities across the UK. The storms have left at least eight people dead, and economic losses have…
Northern European Enclosure Dam Could Protect 25 Million People From Rising Seas
A 475-km-long dam between the north of Scotland and the west of Norway and another one of 160 km between the west point of France and the southwest of England…
Housebuilding Ban on Floodplains Isn’t Enough – Flood-Prone Communities Should Take Back Control
February 2020 has brought more than its fair share of bad weather to the north of England, the Midlands and Wales. Shrewsbury, Bewdley and Telford swam in the Severn, while…
UK – More Evacuations in England as Rivers Remain High
Flooding has promoted more evacuations in parts of England as rivers remain high after heavy rain from storms Ciara and Dennis. East Yorkshire Around 60 homes were evacuated in East…
Ireland – Shannon River Floods After Wet February
An extremely wet February has left rivers high across wide areas of Ireland, in particular along the Shannon river basin, prompting some evacuations. Rain Met Éireann said the provisional rainfall…
