India and Bangladesh – Tropical Cyclone Fani Brings Storm Surge and Severe Wind Damage
Tropical Cyclone Fani made landfall south of the city of Puri in Odisha, India, early 03 May, 2019, with maximum sustained winds up to 240 km/h. By 04 May the…
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USA – Deadly Storms and Floods Hit Midwest and South, Mississippi River At Record High
A series of severe storms swept through the South and Midwest USA from 30 April, 2019, bringing tornadoes, strong winds, hail, heavy rain and flooding. Two fatalities were reported in…
Bolivia – La Paz Landslide Leaves 3 Missing and Over 40 Houses Destroyed
Search and rescue teams in Bolivia are still searching for 3 people missing in a landslide that occurred in La Paz on 30 April, 2019. The Mayor of La Paz,…
Canada – Thousands Evacuated After Rivers Flood in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario
River flooding continues in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec, where thousands of people have evacuated their homes. Flooding began around 19 April, 2019, when snowmelt and…
Mozambique – Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Leaves 38 Dead and 20,000 Displaced
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has continued to batter parts of Mozambique with heavy rain after the storm made landfall in the north of the country on 25 April, 2019, causing severe…
Indonesia – Thousands Displaced as Floods and Landslides Kill at Least 30
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have left over 30 people dead, 13 missing and thousands displaced in the Jakarta Region and Bengkulu and Lampung Provinces of Indonesia. Jakarta…
Comoros and Mozambique – Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Makes Landfall
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique, on the evening of 25 April, 2019. The Cyclone is…
USA – Texas Storms Bring Deadly Flash Floods
Severe thunderstorms hit northern and central Texas from 23 April, 2019, bringing strong winds, hail, heavy rain and flash floods. National Weather Service (NWS) Fort Worth said wind gusts of…
Uganda – Deadly Storm and Floods in Eastern Region
Heavy rain has caused flooding in parts of Uganda and neighbouring areas of Kenya. Local media have reported at least 18 fatalities after a storm in Uganda’s Eastern Region. One…
Italy – 1 Dead, 2 Missing After Rivers Overflow
Severe weather, including stormy seas and strong winds, affected parts of Italy from around 22 to 24 April, 2019. Heavy rain increased river levels in parts of Tuscany and Liguria…
South Africa – Deadly Floods and Landslides Hit KZN and Eastern Cape
Update: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), confirmed in a statement of 23 April, 2019 that at least 32 people have died and 10 are missing after…
Spain – Evacuations After Flash Floods in Alicante Province
Spain’s central eastern coastline was hit by severe weather between 18 and 22 April, 2019, including winds of 100km/h, waves of more than 2.5 metres and torrential rain of over…
Argentina – 2 Dead, 1,800 Evacuated After Floods in Chaco Province
A storm and torrential rain in northern Argentina caused major flooding in the province of Chaco from 20 April, 2019. The country’s national news agency Télam reported that 2 people…
Malawi – Deadly Landslides in Northern Region
Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) reported on 22 April that at least 3 people have died in rainstorms and landslides that occurred in Rumphi District in the country’s…
Colombia – 17 Killed in Landslide in Cauca Department
At least 17 people have died after heavy rainfall in Colombia triggered a landslide near the town of Rosas in the southwestern department of Cauca on Sunday, 21 April, 2019.…
Canada – Floods Damage Over 2,000 Homes in Québec
Urgence Québec, the civil security authority in the province of Quebec, Canada, reports that spring flooding has damaged 2,341 homes and forced around 1,200 residents to evacuate over the weekend…
