Flooding News
Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias – CNE) are carrying out assessments of the damage caused by heavy rain and floods…
According to the latest available figures from Assam State Disaster Management Authority ( ASDMA), there are currently over 27,000 people in the state still affected by the floods that began…
Authorities in Guyana are reporting that excessive levels of rain have fallen in parts of the country since 18 June 2015, resulting in floods in the regions of East Berbice-Corentyne…
More than 400 people were evacuated from their homes after major floods hit areas of lower North Island, New Zealand between 20 and 21 June 2015. The floods were caused…
Heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai, India, has brought wide areas of the city to a standstill. Roads have been blocked, rail services interrupted and flights delayed. Some power generating plants…
Floods hit parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, 18 June 2015 after heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. Two people have died in the floods…
Flooding has affected parts of southern, central and eastern China over the last 4 days. According to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, 18 people have been killed in storm and…
Local authorities say that Nicaragua and Honduras have experienced heavy rainfall during the first two weeks of June, causing floods which have left a total of 8 people dead and…
Monday was a day of mourning to commemorate the victims killed in Tbilisi as a result of the floods that struck on 13 and 14 June 2015. Flags on public…
Officials say that at least 12 people were killed in the flash floods that struck in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 13 and 14 June 2015. Latest figures say that around 24…
The flood situation in Assam in north-east India has now affected 15 districts, as levels of the Brahmaputra and tributaries continue to rise. With heavy rains continuing in Arunachal Pradesh…
Reports from Nepal say that over 40 people have been killed and over 80 injured in floods and landslides in the Taplejung district of eastern Nepal. Many more are thought…
Northern parts of Louisiana, in particular the city of Shreveport and the parishes of Bossier and Caddo, have experienced major flooding after the Red River overflowed. May 2015 was the…
Authorities in Paraguay say that levels of the Paraguay River in Asunción are moving closer to flood stage. The latest figures say that the Paraguay River stood at 5.45 metres.…
Garbage and waste from Guatemala City is blocking parts of Las Vacas river, increasing the risk of flooding and the spread of disease, according to authorities in Guatemala. The disaster…
Southern provinces of China have been plagued by heavy rain over the last 5 weeks, many of them enduring the wettest May for 40 years, according to China’s National Meteorological…
