UK – Cumbria Flood Action Plan to Protect 4,000 Homes
Floods Minister Rory Stewart yesterday presented a new flood protection plan for communities in Cumbria, the county in north west England so badly hit by the winter floods of 2015…
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Flooding and floods in Europe
UK – Floods Cause Travel Chaos as London Rivers Reach Record Levels
The UK’s Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has issued a new report highlighting the importance of adapting urban areas to flooding (see below). The report comes at a…
European Commission Launches Sendai Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction
The European Commission is launching today an Action Plan to promote disaster risk reduction and its integration in EU policies. A year ago, under the leadership of EU Commissioner for…
European Union Resilience Forum 2016
On 16 June, the EU Resilience Forum 2016 will bring together representatives from donor organisations, civil society groups, think-tanks and partner countries, to discuss how to reduce vulnerabilities in risk-prone…
Flash Floods Across UK as MPs Call for Proactive Approach to Flood Management
A report by the UK’s Environment Audit Committee issued last week said that the British government is failing to protect communities from the growing risk of flooding. The Committee warns…
France Floods – Insurers Expect €1.4 Billion Cost
The Association Française de l’assurance (AFA) say that 77,000 insurance claims have already resulted from the floods and that the French insurance industry expect this figure to rise to around…
Fitch Ratings Estimate German Flood Claims at €1 Billion
Insurance claims linked to the recent flooding in Germany are likely to reach about €1 billion, Fitch Ratings says, adding that claims on this scale would weaken underwriting profitability for…
UK – Torrential Rain Causes Flash Floods in South London
Torrential rain caused flash floods in London and parts of southern England yesterday, 07 June, 2016. Some areas of south London saw over a month’s worth of rain in just…
Can We Learn to Live With Flooding?
“We need to fundamentally rewrite the rule book on how we perceive water as a hazard to towns and cities,” say researchers from the Cambridge University Centre for Risk in…
Europe’s Floods Come as No Surprise
Scientists have warned that the extra moisture in warmer air will mean more intense rainfall, but floods still leave governments unprepared, reports Alex Kirby for Climate News Network. LONDON, 5…
France Floods – 1 More Dead, Levels of the Seine Rise in Paris
Another flood related death has been reported in France, bringing the total number of fatalities to three since 29 May, 2016. The flood situation in the previously affected areas in…
Germany – Deadly Floods Hit Bavaria
Update: 03 June 2016 Police in Lower Bavaria reported late on 02 June 2016 that the body of a sixth victim has been found. The 65-year old man was found…
France – Thousands Evacuated After River Levels Hit 100 Year High
Continued heavy rain in France from 29 May has left the two departments of Seine-et-Marne and Loiret suffering major flooding and a further 8 departments in France experiencing serious flood…
Germany – Floods in South Leave 3 Dead
A storm and heavy rain from late 29 May 2016 caused flooding in parts of southern Germany which has left at least 3 people dead. The worst hit area is…
Italy – Millions at Risk of Floods and Landslides as Mitigation Projects Delayed
A recent report by the environmentalist association Legambiente says that millions of people remain at risk of floods and landslides in Italy because local municipalities are delaying risk reduction and…
UK Winter Floods to Cost Insurers $2 Billion in Pay-Outs
The Association of British Insurers estimates that flood damage from the winter storms of 2015 to 2016 has resulted in claims for more than 15,000 homes and businesses and is…
