Flooding News
The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, declared a State of Emergency for Orange and Ontario Counties after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding. Governor Hochul declared an emergency in Orange…
Firefighters in Zaragoza, capital of the Aragón Region of Spain, carried out multiple high-water rescues after raging flash floods swept through the city. The region was hit by a series…
Several people have lost their lives and dozens of homes have been destroyed after flash flooding in areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. Severe weather including strong winds and…
The Department for Emergency Situations in Romania reports that emergency crews have found the body of a person reported missing following severe flash flooding in Arad County. A short period…
One person has died and another is missing after flash floods in the state of Chiapas in Mexico following heavy rain. Almost 150 mm of rain fell in the state…
Heavy rainfall brought by a frontal system has impacted wide areas of Chile since 23 June 2023. Disaster authorities report at least 2 people have died and 6 are missing,…
Two people have died in tragic circumstance following flash floods in western Kosovo. A short burst of torrential rain caused flash flooding in the municipality of Peja on 24 June…
At least 8 people have died as a result of flooding in several regions of Ghana over the last few days. Flooding affected parts of Greater Accra, Western and Ashanti…
Ongoing floods in the state of Assam, India, have affected 20 districts and over 100,000 people since 14 June 2023. Disaster management authorities in Assam reported flooding began after a…
Disaster authorities in Nepal report that heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in central and eastern areas of the country over the last few days. Among the hardest hit…
Torrential rain brought an extra-tropical cyclone caused flooding and landslides in the Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil on 16 June 2023. According to reports from the state government, 11…
At least one person has died and thousands displaced after severe flooding in eastern parts of Cuba. Flooding struck in the provinces of Granma, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba and…
Heavy rain of 180 mm in 24 hours has caused flooding and landslides in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) where at least 5 people have died. According to figures from…
Disaster authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan severe weather including reported strong winds, lightning strikes and heavy rain caused damage and fatalities in the province on 10 and 11…
A period of severe weather has caused fatalities and damage to homes, infrastructure and livestock in various regions of Iran over the last few days, with floods reported in several…
Heavy rainfall has caused significant flooding in several provinces in the Black Sea region of Turkey, including Kastamonu, Samsun, Amasya, and Sinop. Tragically, fatalities have been reported in Samsun and…
