Flooding News
Tropical Cyclone Belna made landfall in Soalala district in the west of Madagascar on the afternoon of 09 December, 2019, bringing strong winds and torrential rain. At least two fatalities…
After severe flooding in Peninsular Malaysia since late November, flooding has now affected parts East Malaysia. Disaster authorities reported that, as of 11 December, 377 people had evacuated their homes…
Around 6,000 people have been affected by flooding from the overflowing Telembí River in the municipality of Barbacoas, Nariño Department in Colombia. Flooding began around 06 December 2019, according to…
Hundreds of people have been rescued after days of heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Worst affected are areas on the outskirts of Pretoria, where…
Heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Lebanon and central and northern Israel on 09 December, 2019. Surburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut were badly affected, in particular Ouzai and Jnah.…
Malaysia‘s National Disaster Command Centre (NDCC) reports that over 700 people have evacuated their homes after flooding in Johor State. All those displaced are in Kota Tinggi District. Some areas…
The ongoing flood situation in Sri Lanka has worsened, with over 167,000 people now affected across 21 districts in the country. Heavy rain in Sri Lanka brought by the North-East…
Heavy rain continues to cause devastation in parts of East Africa, this time in Rwanda. Following flash floods and landslides in Uganda and Burundi in recent days, authorities in Rwanda…
Disaster officials in the Philippines say that over 75,000 people have been displaced by flooding and landslides after heavy rain in northern parts of Luzon Island. Parts of Cagayan Valley…
Disaster authorities in Vietnam report that around 70 homes were damaged after flooding from a high tide in the south of the country on 08 December, 2019. Vietnam Disaster management…
Tropical Cyclone Pawan made landfall in Puntland State of Somalia on 07 December, 2019. Heavy rain and wind gusts of 80 km/h were reported. Somalia’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and…
At least 16 people have died and others are missing after flash flooding and landslides in mountainous areas of Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda on 07 December. Government officials said 12…
Disaster authorities in Thailand report that almost 60,000 people were affected by recent flooding in Narathiwat Province. Flooding began in Narathiwat around 30 November, 2019 and continued for several days.…
A local state of emergency has been declared in the Timaru District in Canterbury Region, New Zealand, due to the flooding in the Rangitata area. Timaru Distrct Council warned that…
Heavy rain in south western Africa has now affected parts of Namibia. Several areas recorded daily totals over 60mm of rain, more than the monthly average in some cases. Previously…
Flooding in Eastern Africa has now affected over 2.8 million, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Unusually heavy rain since…
