Flooding and floods in Europe
Heavy rain has once again caused flooding and landslides in areas around Lake Como in northern Italy. Streams and small rivers overflowed in Como Province, Lombardy Region. Italian Fire Service…
The Met Office says the UK is getting warmer and sunnier but also wetter as a result of climate change. 2020 was third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on…
In one of the worst months on record, over 920 people have died in floods, landslides and other rain-related incidents worldwide in July 2021. July this year brought a seemingly…
In the wake of the catastrophic floods that struck in western Germany in July 2021, the German Insurance Association (GDV) revealed that only 46% of households in the country have…
More heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Western Europe, this time in northern Italy. Heavy rainfall raced down slopes around Lake Como, triggering landslides and flash floods on the communities…
Thunderstorms affected parts of western Europe over the weekend 24 to 25 July 2021. Flooding caused traffic chaos on roads in London, UK and Berlin, Germany. Vehicles were swept away…
New floods have affected parts of Belgium just days after a deadly wave of floods swept across the country. Thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall that triggered localized flooding on 24 July…
One person has died and 3 are still missing after flash floods once again struck in Sochi on the Black Sea coast in Russia. Sochi and wider areas of Krasnodar…
More than 400 people evacuated their homes after major flooding struck in Turkey‘s Black Sea Region late on 21 July 2021. Turkey’s Ministry of Interior Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency…
Almost 200 people dead and many others still missing. Billions of euros’ worth of damage. Communities devastated. Thousands of homes destroyed and their occupants traumatised. I am a flood forecaster…
One person has died and dozens evacuated or rescued by emergency services after heavy rain and storms caused flooding and wind damage across parts of Romania over the last few…
Rivers broke their banks in northern Austria on 17 July, causing widespread damage in several towns in the state of Salzburg. Flood waters raging through the streets of the town…
More heavy rain has caused deadly flash flooding in western Europe, this time in the Alpine Region along the border between southern Germany and Austria. Meanwhile the number of people…
Dozens of people were evacuated and emergency services responded to more than 1,000 calls for help after flooding in Luxembourg following heavy rain on 14 July 2021. The government said…
It was close to midnight when I received a phone call from my sister telling me that our parent’s house was under water. Neither she nor they really knew what…
The official death toll from flooding in western Germany has now increased to more than 100 people, with many more still missing. Flooding after torrential rain caused widespread damage in…
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