France Floods – 5 Dead, 3000 Evacuated
France has once again been bombarded with storms and heavy rain, causing floods across the south west of the country. Around 92 mm of rain fell in Perpignan, the capital…
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Flooding and floods in Europe
1 Dead, 3 Missing After Flash Floods in South East France
A heavy storm triggered flash floods in south east France yesterday, Thursday 27 November 2014. Later on Thursday the French Interior Ministry confirmed that one woman had died in the…
3 Dead in Albania Floods
Three people have died in floods in Albania since yesterday 18 November 2014. Torrential rainfall over the last 48 hours led to flash floods across parts of the country, including…
9 Dead after Floods and Landslides in Southern Europe
More severe weather has swept across parts of southern Europe over the last 4 days. France, Italy and Switzerland have all been badly affected. Floods and landslides have killed 9…
More Deaths as Flooding Continues in Italy
Floods and landslides continue to wreak havoc across northern Italy. Damage has been estimated at almost $150 million so far. Five people have died in the floods and landslides so…
UK Floods – Improved Flood Defences in Hull
After the announcement of improved flood alerts for residents of Hull, England, the Environment agency has also said that work on a £6.5 million ($10.2 million) project to improve flood…
Severe Weather Leaves 3 More Dead in Northern Italy
Two people, said to be an elderly couple, have died after torrential rain caused floods and landslides in northern Italy on Tuesday 11 November 2014. In a separate incident, a…
Flood Forecasting Improvements – Warnings Could be 3 Days in Advance
A new study says that the forecasting of heavy rain and floods could be improved by examining water vapour. It is hoped that this approach means that flood warnings could…
UK Floods – Improved Flood warning System for Hull
The UK’s Environment Agency has developed the new system to provide quicker and more specific warnings to the public when they are at risk from river or coastal flooding using…
Flooding in France and Italy After 163mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Severe weather has swept across parts of southern and central Europe over the last 3 days. Some of the worst was seen in France and Italy, which have both been…
Improved Flood Warnings for South West England
Learning some of the lessons of the winter floods of 2013 and 2014, the UK’s Environment Agency has announced it has made significant improvements to its flood warning service for…
Somerset Levels Dredging Completed
The dredging of an 8km stretch of the Rivers Parrett and Tone in Somerset has now been completed. The dredging was one of the first actions of the 20 year…
UK National Flood Action Campaign – “Floods destroy – be prepared”
After the seemingly endless flooding of last winter, the UK Environment Agency has launched a 2 week national flood action campaign entitled ‘Floods destroy – be prepared’. The campaign is…
100s Evacuated after Major Flooding in Western Norway
After 2 days of heavy rainfall, parts of western Norway suffered major flooding after rivers overflowed in the counties of Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland late on Tuesday 28 October…
Heavy Rain Prompts Flood Warnings for Norway
Heavy rainfall has left parts of western Norway suffering from flooding and power outages. Roads have been blocked and traffic disrupted. However, so far the flooding has not caused any…
South East Europe – Region Wide Approach to Flood Warnings
In an attempt to increase resilience to floods and other natural disasters, a group of countries in south eastern Europe aim to develop a new cross-border multi-hazard early warning system.…
