Flooding News
The State Emergency Service (SES) in New South Wales, Australia, reports that over 130 homes were flooded after the Lachlan River in Forbes, central west New South Wales, overflowed on…
Flooding and landslides caused by several days of heavy rain in parts of the Upper Midwest have left two people dead in Wisconsin and prompted evacuations there and in parts…
Parts of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland have recorded high levels of rainfall from remnants of Tropical Storm Julia over the last few days. The rain has been falling since…
Two people died yesterday, 21 September, after torrential rain triggered a landslide in the Beşikdüzü district of the Black Sea province of Trabzon in Turkey. Turkish State Meteorological Service reported…
Update, 22 September 2016 Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) have reported that the death toll from devastating floods and landslides in West Java province, Indonesia. has now risen to…
Heavy and prolonged rain affected Guerrero and Chiapas States in southern Mexico starting from Wednesday 14 September 2016, causing several flooding and landslides and the deaths of at least 13…
In the US state of Florida, researchers from the University of West Florida helped author a first-of-its-kind study that assessed the health effects of the devastating flood that struck the…
Typhoon Malakas has caused severe flooding in parts of southern Japan over the last 24 hours. Malakas made landfall in Kyushu in the early hours of 20 September, bringing winds…
It would be a gross understatement to say that the mid-August deluge in central Louisiana was a thousand-year flood, according to an analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.…
Typhoon Meranti has brought heavy rain to parts of Taiwan and the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang in China. At least four areas of Taiwan recorded over 200 mm of…
Flash flooding affected parts of southern and eastern England after torrential rain on 15 and 16 September. The rain caused a landslide which derailed a train, injuring at least two…
Update, 16 September, 2016 A body has been recovered from a dam in the south-west of Victoria. It is believed to be that of a the man reported as missing…
Storms and flooding have caused widespread disruption in the Australian states of Victoria and South Australia. Homes have been evacuated and dozens of roads closed, including a stretch of the…
Parts of the North and South West of England were flooded after thunderstorms and heavy rain on 13 September, while other parts of the UK experienced the hottest day of…
More than 70 percent of North Korea’s population experiences food shortages, with many lacking essential proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, reports Alex Whiting for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. ROME, Sept…
The death toll from severe flooding in a North Korean border region has risen to 133 with another 395 missing and tens of thousands left homeless, the UN said in…
