Two-Thirds of UK Households Fail To Check Flood Risk Levels
A recent survey by Know Your Flood Risk, the campaign to raise awareness of the risk of flooding in the UK, indicates that two-thirds of UK households fail to check…
Europe
Flooding and floods in Europe
Tbilisi Floods – Death Toll Rises, EU Sends Aid to Georgia
Monday was a day of mourning to commemorate the victims killed in Tbilisi as a result of the floods that struck on 13 and 14 June 2015. Flags on public…
12 Killed in Tbilisi Flash Floods, Georgia
Officials say that at least 12 people were killed in the flash floods that struck in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 13 and 14 June 2015. Latest figures say that around 24…
2 Killed in Flash Floods in Switzerland
Rain and thunderstorms over central parts of Switzerland late on Sunday, 07 June 2015, caused flash flooding in several cities and the deaths of two people in a village in…
Floods in Romania Leave 1 Dead
At least one person has died and 500 homes damaged after heavy rain caused flooding in parts of norther-western Romania yesterday, 27 May 2015. ECHO are reporting that heavy rainfall…
UK Floods – Boston Flood Warnings Project Nominated for Communications Award
The UK’s Environment Agency has been nominated for a national award for its work to warn and inform Boston residents about the tidal surge and improve community resilience to flooding.…
Bulgaria – Floods in Vratsa Province, State of Emergency in Mezdra
Heavy rain in northern Bulgaria on 24 May 2015 triggered flooding in parts of Vratsa Province. The town of Mezdra, which sits near the banks of the Iskar river, was…
ICE Flooding 2015 Conference, UK
The UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) have announced the third conference in a series of events on flood risk management, “ICE Flooding 2015 – Future Proofing for Business and…
JRC Report: Extreme Floods in Europe to Double Over Next 30 Years
Flood damages across Europe as the climate warms are likely to be considerably higher than previously thought, according to new research, reports Roz Pidcock for Carbon Brief. Without efforts to…
EU Provides Aid for Bulgaria, Italy and Romania Floods
Last week the European Commission (EC) announced plans to grant aid worth €66.5 million from the European Union Solidarity Fund to Bulgaria, Italy and Romania following the flood disasters in…
Floods in Macedonia after 3 Rivers Overflow
News agency MINA are reporting that at least 3 rivers overflowed in Macedonia after heavy rainfall over the last few days, causing flooding in the municipalities of Kavadarci, Prilep and…
State of Emergency after Floods in Serres, Greece
The regional units of Evros and Serres in northern Greece have suffered further flooding after several days of rain, leaving around 5,000 hectares of farmland underwater. Dozens of villages in…
EU Calls for “Culture of Prevention” Ahead of World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
In a statement last week, the EU called for a move towards a culture of prevention in the lead up to the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, due to…
Floods in Northern Spain as Ebro River Breaks its Banks
Levels of the Ebro River have been high for the last 3 to 4 days. By 28 February 2015, the overflowing river had flooded around 20,000 hectares in Aragon, north-eastern…
One Dead After Heavy Rain Causes Floods and Landslides in Italy
Heavy rainfall has been affecting parts of central and southern Italy over the last few days. One man was killed after heavy rain caused a landslide in Olmitello-Maronti on the…
1 Missing in Floods in Corsica, France, after 190 mm of Rain in 24 Hours
ECHO report that heavy rainfall affected north-eastern Corsica, France, on 16 February, with more than 190mm of rain falling in Campile and Ghisoni, Haute-Corse, in a 24 hour period. Corse…
