Flooding and floods in Europe
Emergency services have carried out over 100 flood rescues in England and Wales after days of heavy rain. Flooding has affected parts of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire…
The government in France says three people have died in weather-related incidents over the last few days after severe storms and torrential rain hit southern parts of the country. France’s…
Severe weather has once again hit parts of Spain, with storms and flooding reported in the Catalonia Region. At least 2 people have died and 3 are missing. One person…
Heavy rain in northern Italy has caused floods and landslides in the regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria. Italy’s fire department, Vigili del Fuoco, said they carried out 900 operations…
Heavy rain in southern Turkey caused flash flooding in areas around the city of Gaziantep on 20 October, 2019. Local media said dozens of people were evacuated from flooded homes…
At least 15 people have died after a dam collapsed in Schetinkino in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia on 19 October, 2019. News Agency TASS said: “A dam at a…
Earlier this month the UK’s Met Office and the Environment Agency marked a 10-year partnership in flood forecasting which has saved lives, livelihoods, and protected infrastructure. The partnership has led…
Storm Lorenzo brought heavy rain and high winds to parts of North Western Ireland from late 03 October, 2019. Met Éireann said that some areas of north west Ireland saw…
The Environment Agency in England has issued over 250 warnings (75) or alerts for flooding (185) after days of heavy rain across the British Isles. Major floods are affecting parts…
Heavy rain on 24 September caused localised flash flooding across parts of England, causing havoc for traffic and public transport. At one point the Environment Agency issued 39 alerts and…
Coastal areas of Northern Europe will experience an increase in “compound flooding” in coming decades as a result of climate change, say researchers. Compound flooding occurs where storm surges and…
Heavy rainfall late during the evening of 19 September, 2019, caused flash floods in areas around the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Local media reported that 2 people were…
At least 6 people have now died as a result of the severe weather in south-eastern Spain. Torrential rainfall began on 11 September, 2019. By 13 September some areas of…
Torrential rain has caused massive flooding in southeastern Spain. At least 3 people have died and hundreds rescued or evacuated. Flooding was reported in parts of Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia and…
Heavy rain caused urban flooding in the Swedish city of Gothenburg on 11 September 2019. Local media said Kållered in Mölndal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, about 10km south of Gothenburg…
Residential streets were flooded in the town of Ottery St Mary in Devon, southwest England after a period of heavy rain on 09 September, 2019. Flood water was about 50cm…
