More Floods in Greece
Floods struck yesterday, 1 December, in the city of Argos in the north eastern Peloponnese after two rivers in the area overflowed. Emergency services were called out, but couldn’t save…
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Flooding and floods in Europe
Rhodes Floods: Who to Blame
After the devastating floods in Rhodes, Greece, of 22 November the Greek authorities and residents of Rhodes have been discussing the causes and reasons behind the disaster. The floods killed…
Floods Kill 3 in Rhodes, Greece
The flash floods which struck the small Greek island on Friday 22 November have now resulted in the deaths of three people. One further person is still missing and Greek…
Floods in Calabria, Italy
As mentioned in our update report on the floods in Sardinia, other area of Italy have also been experiencing sever weather. One of the worst hit areas has been Calabria,…
Sardinia Floods Update
The deadly floods in Sardinia that followed the huge amounts of rainfall are now believed to have killed at least 17 people. “Cyclone Cleopatra” as the storm has been labelled,…
Sardinia Floods and Storm
The island of Sardinia, Italy, lies in the Mediterranean and is a hugely popular tourist destination during the summer months. The storm was described by the Mayor of Olbia as…
Flood Defences at Medmerry, UK
In Medmerry, West Sussex, on the southern coast of England, a project costing 28 million pounds sterling to help combat the ever increasing risk of flooding is being implemented. The…
November: Italy’s Month for Floods
After the severe flooding in Italy’s Marche and Abruzzo provinces between 10 and 13 November, Italy’s 3b Meteo have been quick to point out that November may well be considered…
Floods in Abruzzo and Marche, Italy
Italy has suffered a further bout of severe flooding. At least seven people have died in floods in Italy in the last 5 weeks. Last month there were floods in…
Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Report
Germanwatch, a research group for sustainable development and global equity, has released its 9th Global Climate Risk report to coincide with the climate summit 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. The summit…
Isle of Wight High Tide Flood
After all the rain and wind of the St Jude storm, coastal parts of Hampshire and Isle of Wight in the south of England saw flooding of another kind on…
Flash Floods in Balearic Islands, Spain
After the week of severe weather across northern Europe, it was southern Europe’s turn earlier today and in particular Spain’s Balearic Islands. Storms brought strong winds of around 110kmh, as…
1 Dead after flash floods in Tuscany
Heavy rainfall that started during the evening of 20th October and continued into yesterday, 21st October, led to flash floods across areas of Tuscany, Italy. One man, aged 52, died…
Floods in Wales
After the flooding that struck in Cardiff, the Welsh capital, over the weekend, Wales is still seeing plenty of heavy rainfall and there are currently 5 flood alerts and 1…
Flash Floods Hit Rhodes, Greece
The Greek island of Rhodes was hit by gale force winds and heavy rainfall yesterday, leading to flooding of several buildings and widespread storm damage. The storm first struck the…
Floods in Puglia, Italy
After flash floods struck in Grosseto, Tuscany earlier this week, Italy has suffered further flooding, this time in the southern region of Apulia (Puglia), the heel of Italy. Heavy rainfall…
