Floods in Nicaragua After 378 mm of Rain in 24 Hours
A slow moving low pressure system moving from the Caribbean dumped record amounts of heavy rain on north and south-western Nicaragua on 9 October 2014, causing floods and landslides in…
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1 Killed in Genoa Floods, Italy
Around 70mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Genoa (WMO figures) between 9 and 10 October. Heavy rain also fell across wider areas of the region of Liguria in…
1 Dead, Hundreds Evacuated in Vanuatu after Record Rainfall
The island of Efate, part of the Shefa Province, Vanuatu, saw a record 157.7 mm of rain fall in 24 hours between 06 and 07 October 2014. The heavy rain…
At Least 10 Killed in South Sudan Floods – Updated
Update 10 October 2014: Flooding spread to South Sudan’s Jonglei state on 08 October 2014. Thousands have been displaced and around 3,260 homes destroyed by flooding in Twic East county,…
1 Dead and 2,000 Displaced in Madhya Pradesh Floods
Yet another Indian state, this time Madhya Pradesh, is struggling with heavy monsoon rain and the ensuing floods. Heavy rain has been falling in the region since Monday 21 July…
