Flooding and floods in Europe
Firefighters and police rescued people from vehicles trapped in floods after a slow-moving storm brought very heavy rainfall to the Valencia Region in southeastern Spain on 03 May 2022. AVAMET…
Hundreds of homes have been flooded in England and Wales after heavy rainfall from Storm Franklin caused rivers to rise from 20 February 2022. Authorities say flood defences have protected…
Flooding in southwestern France has closed roads and interrupted rail services. Hundreds of homes have experienced power outages. Several people were evacuated in areas of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne Department, where one…
Heavy rain in northwestern Turkey caused flooding in the provinces of Erdine and Kırklareli on 29 December 2021, prompting rescues and evacuations. Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD reported flooding in…
At least 2 people have died after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in the Navarre region of northern Spain. Parts of northern Spain have seen heavy rainfall since late…
Heavy rain and flooding has continued to affect northern parts of Spain, in particular Cantabria and Basque regions. Flooding first affected Cantabria and neighbouring Asturias from 24 November 2021. Rain…
Flash floods wreaked havoc across the small Mediterranean island of Malta after a month’s worth of rain fell in just a few hours. Roads were closed, vehicles swept away and…
Heavy rain fall of over 150 mm in 24 hours caused severe flooding in parts of northern Spain, prompting evacuations and dramatic rescues by helicopter. Emergency Services in Asturias used…
Heavy rain of over 100 mm in 4 hours caused flooding in Sardinia, the Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea. At least 1 person has died and several injured. As…
Heavy rain caused flash flooding in areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prompting evacuations and causing power outages. Some schools have been closed. Heavy rain has been falling since 04 November…
A strong storm system in the Mediterranean, referred to as a ‘medicane’ (MedIterranean hurricane) has caused severe flooding in Algeria, Tunisia and southern Italy. At least 5 people have lost…
Staggering amounts of rain fell in northern Italy on 04 October 2021, causing floods and landslides in Liguria and Piedmont Regions. Liguria’s environment agency reported a record 181 mm of…
Record rainfall of 94 mm in 1 hour caused flash flooding in Ljubljana, capital city of Slovenia, late on 29 September 2021. The Administration for Protection and Rescue of the…
Torrential rain of over 100mm in 1 hour caused damaging flash floods in Huelva Province on the coast of Andalusia, southern Spain, on 23 September 2021. According to Spain’s meteorological…
Firefighters rescued people from vehicles submerged in flooded roads around Malpensa Airport, northern Italy, 16 September 2021. A storm during the evening of 16 September brought heavy rainfall to parts…
Torrential rainfall of 244 mm in just 3 hours caused flooding in parts of Gard Department in southern France on 14 September 2021. Dozens of people were rescued and one…
