Flooding News
Further torrential rainfall in parts of southern China has caused severe flooding and landslides in 6 provinces, leaving 35 people dead and 13 missing. Heavy rain since 18 May 2015…
Torrential rain and hailstone, lasting around 30 minutes, swamped the streets of Izmir, western Turkey, during the afternoon of Wednesday 20 May 2015. Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded…
A number of provinces of southern China have experienced heavy rain since 18 May 2015. The worst affected are Jiangxi, where 7 people have been killed in landslides and house…
Colombia’s emergency and disaster management services have been carrying out damage assessment and needs analysis after the massive floods and landslides that struck early on 18 May 2015 in the…
Heavy rain fell in northern Louisiana early on Monday 18 May 2015, triggering flash floods in several parishes. A car with 3 passengers was swept away on flood water in…
Dozens of people are feared dead after massive floods and landslide struck in Antioquia, Colombia. Colombian authorities have not yet issued an official report of casualties. Latest reports from local…
Heavy rain in southern Chile are threatening to cause floods in several regions, including Araucanía, Los Ríos, Los Lagos and Aysén. Heavy rainfall brought by a frontal system stretching across…
At least 6 people died after being swept away by flash floods in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu on Sunday 17 May 2015. Two more victims are still missing. The…
Floods have left 1 man dead and prompted over 20 emergency rescues after staggering amounts of rainfall across south east Texas. The state has seemingly been bombarded non stop with…
Storms, torrential rain and floods struck in across the Wellington area of New Zealand on 14 May 2015. More heavy rain has been forecast for Friday. Over 25 homes have…
The European Commission is giving an additional €5 million in humanitarian assistance to Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique following the floods that ravaged the countries earlier this year. The aid is…
Floods have been affecting Dar es Salaam and other regions of Tanzania, including Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Kagera, for the last 6 days. Streets of Dar es Salaam have been…
At least 9 people have been killed after a building collapsed as a result of heavy rain and flooding in Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi was hit by six hours of heavy…
Huge amounts of rain fell in Corsicana, Texas during the late hours of Sunday 10 May into the early hours of Monday 11 May 2015. Corsicana Fire department say they…
The torrential rainfall and flash floods that hit areas of New South Wales, Australia on 21 April 2015 brought widespread destruction and left 4 people dead. Over 300 mm of…
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs say that provinces in southern China have been affected by recent heavy rain, strong winds and hail. The heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides,…
