Flooding News
Torrential rain has caused flooding in southern Texas, prompting evacuations, road closures and water rescues. Corpus Christi recorded 12.89 inches (327.40 mm) of rain in 48 hours between 18 and…
Devastating floods have hit areas around Accra, the capital city of Ghana, after heavy rainfall from 18 June, 2018. The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, toured of some…
At least 18 people have died in flooding in the department of Abidjan in the Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The Country’s National Civil Protection Office (ONPC) said that heavy rainfall…
Record breaking heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides in parts of Mon State in the south of Myanmar. The towns of Mawlamyine and Mottama are the worst hit areas.…
Heavy rain in the Upper Midwest of the USA caused flash flooding in parts of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin between 16 and 17 June, 2018. In Michigan, numerous roads have…
Several provinces in Turkey were hit by heavy rain and flash flooding over the weekend, 16 to 17 June, 2018. A child is still missing after being swept away by…
Torrential monsoon rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in four states in India over the last few days. As of 14 June, at least 3 people had died and around…
More storms have hit parts of Europe, causing flooding in parts of Switzerland, northern Italy and Germany, where one man has died. Meanwhile, storm damage in Austria has left 14,000…
A slow-moving storm system brought record heavy rain to parts of northern France between 11 and 12 June 2018, triggering floods and a landslip that caused a train to derail…
Severe weather, including thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds has affected Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Media are reporting that over the last 2 days as many as 12 people…
A deep sub-tropical low brought severe weather, including torrential rain, to parts of New Zealand‘s North Island yesterday, 11 June, 2018. Some areas have recorded around 200 mm of rain…
Mexico’s weather service warned yesterday of storms, heavy rain and strong winds in the states of Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima and Guerrero as Tropical Storm Bud intensified into a hurricane late…
Typhoon Ewiniar has brought torrential downpours to China’s Guangdong Province, with some areas recording over 250 mm of rain in 24 hours, 08 to 09 June, 2018. Guangdong provincial civil…
The UN recently reported that the death toll from the flooding in Kenya now stands at 186, with as many as 800,000 people affected. Kenya Meteorological Department said the rainfall…
Update, 08 June, 2018: The recent flooding in France has claimed another victim, according to reports by Agence France-Presse. Early on 08 June a man was found dead in his…
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reported on 05 June, 2018, that at least 1 person has died and several houses damaged or destroyed by flash floods and landslides triggered by…
