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More than 30,000 people were evacuated from several municipalities in Putumayo department, southern Colombia, after heavy rainfall between 11 and 12 August, 2018. The affected municipalities were Villagarzón, Puerto Guzmán…
At least 8 people were swept away and forty-five people left stranded by flash floods in Sultangarh Water Fall in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, India. Local media reports that between…
Thousands in Colombia and Venezuela continue to be affected by flooding from several rivers including the Orinoco, Caroní and Inírida rivers. Flooding first struck in June but worsened after a…
After a lull of two days, heavy rain has once again hit parts of Kerala, western India, causing further landslides and flooding. Local media reported 5 more fatalities between 14…
Torrential rain and flooding have affected parts of eastern USA over the last few days prompting highwater rescues and evacuations. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency…
Heavy rain has continued to fall in northern India, this time causing flash floods and landslides in the Jammu and Kashmir. According to Press Trust of India, at least 4…
At least 19 people have died in floods and landslides in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India over the past few days. According to the Press Trust of…
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines said that at least 2 people have died and thousands displaced by floods brought by rainfall from the…
An intense storm episode in the Rhône Valley, France, on 09 August 2018 dumped over 100 mm of rain in 1 hour, causing rivers to overflow. As many as 1,600…
At least 20 people have died in the state of Kerala in south west India after torrential rain triggered floods and landslides from 08 August, 2018. Chief Minister of Kerala,…
Update, 10 August 2018: One person died in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ikizce district. The landslide occurred around 17:00 causing a road to collapse. Original report, 09…
Over 70 mm of rain fell in just 2 hours in Toronto, Canada, during the evening of Tuesday, 07 August, 2018, causing power outages, disrupting public transport and flooding basements…
At least 5 people died after floods hit the province of Tamanrasset in southern Algeria last week. Algeria Press Service (APS) reported on Sunday 05 August, 2018, that the victims…
A fresh wave of flooding in the north east Indian state of Assam began on 02 August, 2018. This follows an earlier wave of flooding that began in June which…
The Caribbean island of Grenada was hit by heavy rain and flooding from 01 August 2018. The rain was caused by a tropical wave interacting with the Inter Tropical Convergence…
Heavy rain and swollen rivers in eastern Colombia and western Venezuela have caused flooding which has affected thousands of people since late July, 2018. Rainfall during the month of July…
