Iran – More Fatalities After Floods in Fars Province
More people have died in flooding in Iran, according to media reports. Parts of the country, in particular the south, were hit by severe floods from 21 March. At least…
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India – Evacuations After Rain Triggers Landslides in Jammu and Kashmir
Continued heavy rain in northern India triggered landslides in Jammu and Kashmir on 27 March 2020. Parts of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway were closed as a result of landslides in…
Peru – Homes Destroyed After Floods and Mudslides in Huánuco
Floods and mudslides have destroyed homes and a bridge in Huánuco Department, central Peru. According to Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci), 30 homes, a church and a bridge…
Pakistan – More Rain Damage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
More fatalities were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan after heavy rain from 25 to 29 March. According to reports from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), at least…
Kenya – Hundreds of Families Displaced by Flooding in Western Counties
One person has died and hundreds of families have been displaced after flooding in western Kenya. Kenya Red Cross reports that ongoing heavy rains in western Kenya have affected over…
USA – Rivers Rise in Ohio After Heavy Rain
Heavy rain caused rivers to rise in northeastern Ohio. One man was rescued and several others evacuated from a flooded building in Cleveland. Homes were damaged by flooding in Parma,…
Syria – Deadly Floods in North
Heavy rain last week caused damaging flash floods and mudslides in the Governorate of Raqqa in northern Syria. According to the Civil Council of Raqqa, 7 people died and several…
Indonesia – Deadly Landslide in South Sulawesi
At least one person has been killed in landslides in Indonesia‘s South Sulawesi province. Two landslides occurred early on 26 March in Rembon district, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi. The second…
Yemen – Deadly Floods Hit Aden
At least 2 people have died and 4 were injured after flash flooding struck in the city of Aden, Yemen, on 25 March, 2020. Over 75mm of rain fell in…
DR Congo – Thousands Homeless After Floods in Haut-Lomami Province
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that over 70,000 people have been affected by recent flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to…
(Updated) Burundi – Hundreds Displaced After More Severe Weather
Update, 02 April 2020: IOM reported on 31 March that heavy rainfall had affected the provinces of Cibitoke and Bubanza in Burundi from 27 to 29 March, affecting 520 people,…
Zambia – Families Displaced After More Floods in Luapula Province
Disaster authorities in Zambia report that flooding has recently affected Samfya district of Luapula province. In a statement of 22 March, the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) said it…
Indonesia – Thousands Affected by Floods in Bandung
Authorities have reported more flooding in West Java province, Indonesia, after heavy rain from around 20 March. West Java provincial disaster authority (BPBD) said flooding affected Bandung Regency on 20…
Iran – Deadly Floods Hit Southern Provinces
Several people are thought to have died after days of heavy rain triggered flooding in southern Iran According to Tasnim News Agency, heavy rainfall over the past days have caused…
USA – 8 Killed in Ohio and Indiana Floods
At least 8 people have died and dozens were evacuated or rescued after flash flooding in parts of Ohio and Indiana, USA, following days of heavy rain. Tragedy occurred in…
(Updated) Papua New Guinea – 10 Dead After Landslide in Western Highlands
Update, 25 March 2020: Following the landslide in Western Highlands, further heavy rain has caused flooding in Papua New Guinea, this time in the neighbouring province of Chimbu. Local media…
