Flooding News
Over 180,000 people have been displaced from their homes by floods in the Gambella Region in western Ethiopia. Meanwhile flooding in the neighbouring country of South Sudan has now affected…
Days of heavy rain, floods and landslides have caused damage and fatalities on Java, Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Disaster authorities report at least 11 people have…
Emergency crews are searching for 2 people who are missing after a vehicle was swept away by flood waters near Boorowa, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Meanwhile authorities said that…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines said deforestation and the effects of climate change fuelled the flooding and landslides in Maguindanao following heavy rain from Tropical Storm Nalgae…
Civil Defence in Colombia report flooding and landslides over the past week have impacted around 15,000 people across 8 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá. Floods caused material damages…
Update, 01 November 2022: Authorities in Cameroon report an outbreak of cholera in the Far North Region, As of 24 October, the Ministry of Public Health reported 193 suspected cholera…
At least 3 people have died after heavy rain and flooding in areas of Caracas and the northern state of La Guaira in Venezuela. On 25 October 2020 Venezuela Civil…
Disaster authorities in the Philippines report dozens of people are dead or missing after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Nalgae (known as Paeng in the Philippines) triggered flooding and landslides.…
Over 40 people have lost their lives and hundreds of homes have been destroyed by flooding in Benin since September this year. According to reports from the Benin Red Cross…
At least one person has died and 2 are missing after flash flooding in the department of Cesar, Colombia overnight 22 to 23 October 2022. Flooding has affected around 4,500…
Heavy rainfall overnight 20 to 21 October 2022 caused severe damages in the city of Libreville, capital of Gabon. One landslide buried a home in the PK 8 area of…
Heavy rain has triggered floods and landslides in areas of Java and Sulawesi Islands in Indonesia over the last few days. Disaster authorities report at least 4 people have lost…
Storms caused damage and floods in the city of Ibagué in Department of Tolima, western Colombia overnight 19 to 20 October 2022. Colombia’s Civil Defence reported 1,300 homes were damaged…
Update 21 October 2022: On 19 October the head of the Chad government, Mahamat Déby, declared a state of emergency in the country in response to flooding in 636 localities…
At least 5 people have died after a landslide in Northern Mindanao Region of the Philippines. Earlier heavy rain brought by Typhoon Nesat (known as Neneng in the Philippines) caused…
Update, 19 October 2022: Disaster authorities in Indonesia reported more severe weather struck the island on 17 October 2022, causing flash floods and landslides. One person died in Susut, Bangli…
