Flooding News
Disaster authorities in Ecuador report that around 350 families have been affected by flooding from overflowing rivers in Pastaza Province. According to Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE)…
Torrential rain has caused flooding in parts of northern and central Iraq. At least 5 people died after flooding caused a house to collapse in Diyala. Authorities said conditions in…
Days of heavy rain triggered flooding and mudslides in Arequipa department in southern Peru. The heavy rain began around 13 March, 2020, causing rivers and streams to break their banks,…
Update, 23 March 2020: Authorities reported 3 people died and one was injured in a landslide in Namosi, Viti Levu island on 20 March. Original report, 19 March 2020: Heavy…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reports that over 9,000 people (1,664 households) have been affected by severe flooding in parts of Timor-Leste (also known…
Days of heavy rainfall in eastern Tanzania has caused damaging floods in Pwani Region. Media, quoting local officials, said that at least 3,500 houses and 6,600 hectares of farms have…
Update, 18 March 2020: Further heavy rain has caused more flooding and damages in Angola, this time in the southern province of Huíla. Angola news agency ANGOP reported on 17…
Tropical Cyclone Herold swept over Madagascar, bringing winds of more than 140 km/h and heavy rain from 13 March, 2020. Severe flooding was reported in north-eastern areas of the country,…
Heavy rain that began late on 14 March caused flooding and landslides in areas near Bucaramanga in Santander Department, Colombia. According to department disaster authorities, heavy rain caused a small…
The devastation caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan continued late last week when at least 11 people died and 17 were injured. Heavy rain has affected…
Police in the Solomon Islands report that 2 people have died and 6 are missing after heavy rain triggered a landslide on Guadalcanal Island. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands…
Storms have caused flooding and damage in Egypt, where authorities report 5 people have died. Strong winds, lightning strikes and flooding rain caused havoc in several parts of the country.…
Satellite images show widespread flooding in northern parts of Zambia, affecting a possible 7,000 people. Among the worst hit areas is Lunga District in Luapula Province, where many houses have…
The UN in Iran says that an estimated 24,000 people have been affected by flooding in the south-west of the country since late February. In a report of 10 March…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 1 person died and 280 were displaced after severe weather in Burundi during the period 02 to 08 March. Heavy rain on…
Severe weather in Rwanda since the start of the month has caused at least 10 fatalities. Heavy rain, lighting and thunderstorms affected the country between 02 and 04 March, causing…
