Flooding News
Severe thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain affected parts of Germany yesterday, 10 May, 2018. Flash flooding was reported in Hamburg and areas of Schleswig-Holstein, where emergency services received over 2,000…
The flood situation continues in Kenya, with more deaths reported after a dam broke its banks killing at least 38 people. The Patel Dam in Solai, Subukia Sub-County, Nakuru County,…
Heavy rain in Ecuador over the last few days has caused flooding in Imbabura Province and floods and landslides in parts of El Oro Province. According to the country’s risk…
Civil Defence in Colombia reported that heavy rainfall on 02 and 03 of May generated several emergencies in the department of Meta, especially in the municipalities of El Castillo and…
Homes and businesses were flooded yesterday in Tuscany, Italy, after an intense storm dumped over 50 mm of rain in about 3 hours. The storm hit during the afternoon of…
At least 18 people have died in a landslide in Western Province of Rwanda. Heavy rain triggered a massive landslide in Rwankuba sector of Karongi district in Western Province, late…
Rain, flooding and landslides in parts of the Caribbean have caused at least 4 fatalities and displaced around 4,000 people. Heavy rain has affected Jamaica, Haiti and Dominican Republic since…
At least 4 people died in flash floods that hit the city of Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Saturday, 05 May 2018. Duhok Civil Defense said that…
Flooding in the province of Entre Ríos in Argentina, has left 1 person dead, more than 30 evacuated and 1,600 requiring assistance. Heavy rain affected parts of the province from…
Flash floods caused by heavy rain wreaked havoc in Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday 05 May, 2018. Further heavy rainfall the next day caused some surface flooding and traffic problems. Officials…
The St John River in New Brunswick Province, Canada, is at record levels and is expected to rise further. Flooding has damaged homes and roads and prompted evacuations. Authorities have…
Two days of heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in Sardinia, Italy. Around 100 people have been evacuated from their homes. In the last 48 hours some areas have…
Update, 04 May 2018: Further information about the flood situation in Somalia was released on 03 May by UN and other agencies. The updated figures show that over 214,000 people…
Update, 20 May 2018: The Red Cross reported on 19 May that further flooding affected areas near Bujumbura in the days following the flooding in Buterere and Ngagara (see original…
Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees (MIDIMAR) said on 30 April that as many as 116 people have died in disasters since January. MIDIMAR said that from January to…
Stormy weather in parts of western Europe has caused flooding, wind damage and huge waves. At least 5 fatalities have been reported as a result of severe weather. Germany, Netherlands,…
