Flooding and floods in Europe
A study shows that people whose homes are damaged by disasters are 50% more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, writes Laurie Goering for Thomson Reuters Foundation. LONDON, Sept…
The impact of a changing climate on the severity of flooding has been demonstrated in the largest-scale study of its kind – with parts of northern Britain seeing the largest…
A massive storm in Spain on 26 August, 2019, brought torrential rain and hail causing raging flash floods in the capital Madrid and surrounding areas. Spain’s Meteorological Agency AEMET reported…
A severe storm hit the Valencia Region of Spain on 20 August, 2019, causing flash flooding in parts of the provinces of Castellón, Alicante and Valencia. Some areas recorded more…
Heavy rainfall caused flash floods in several districts of Istanbul, Turkey. According to local observers, the heavy downpour lasted just a few hours. Turkish State Meteorological Service reported 124.2 mm…
Two people are missing after flash flooding in the canton of Valais (Wallis in German), in southwestern Switzerland. The area saw violent storms on 11 August, 2019. Heavy rain from…
A landslide and flooding has forced 146 residents and tourists to evacuate homes and hotels in the commune of Casargo, Lecco Province in the Lombardy Region of Italy. Heavy rain…
As many as 6,500 people have been evacuated from a town in Derbyshire, England, after the partial collapse of Toddbrook Reservoir dam. Heavy rain over the last few days also…
At least 1 person is missing and over 150 have been evacuated after heavy rain triggered landslides, floods and debris flows in south-western Norway on 30 July, 2019. The municipalities…
A bridge was destroyed and roads washed away after torrential rain caused flash flooding in parts of northern England on 30 and 31 July, 2019. The worst of the damage…
Projects sprouting across Rotterdam aim to keep communities safer from climate extremes, while bringing them closer together. ROTTERDAM, July 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A decade ago, Rotterdam’s rundown inner-city…
As an island nation, Britain has vulnerable communities that must be prepared for the impact of the climate emergency. And while much has been said about homes at risk from…
Dozens of people were rescued or evacuated after flooding in Western Greece on 14 July, 2019. Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported that a storm bringing heavy rain swept through Achaia and…
The Ipswich Tidal Flood Barrier in England, UK, has won an Exceptional Merit Award from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England Merit Awards. The project, which better…
Over 100mm of rain fell in just a few hours in north-eastern Spain, causing flash floods in the Navarre region on 08 July, 2019. According to Meteo Navarra, the town…
June was hot. Really hot. That much we knew. What we didn’t know was just how hot it was – not just in parts of Europe, but around the world.…
