Indonesia – Floods in Gorontalo Force Thousands to Evacuate
Further flooding has been reported in Indonesia, this time in the province of Gorontalo, on the island of Sulawesi. Earlier this week, one man died and thousands of homes and…
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Haiti – 140,000 Still Homeless After Hurricane Matthew
Over 140,000 people remain homeless in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew, according to the latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). Hurricane Matthew made landfall…
Indonesia – Floods in Bandung, West Java, Leave 1 Dead
Disaster management officials in Indonesia report that one person has died and thousands of homes were damaged after flash floods in the city of Bandung, West Java, on 24 October,…
Spain – Deadly Floods in Andalusia, 120mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Heavy rain has affected parts of Spain, in particular in Andalusia, since 21 October. Flooding has been reported in all eight provinces of Andalusia, with Seville the worst affected. At…
USA – Heavy Rain and Floods Prompt Evacuations in Pennsylvania
Heavy overnight rain has caused flooding in parts of central Pennsylvania, including Lycoming, Sullivan and Centre counties. Officials at Centre County declared a disaster emergency for the county earlier today.…
Colombia – 4 Dead, 13,000 Families Affected by Floods After Rivers Overflow in Chocó Department
Colombia’s National Unit for Risk Management Disaster (UNGRD) says that 13,000 families are in need of humanitarian aid and relief after recent heavy rain and flooding in the department of…
Papua New Guinea – Several Dead After Floods and Landslides in Morobe Province
Several people have died in floods in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea since last week. The heavy rain started on Friday 14 October causing flooding and landslides. Sections of…
Vietnam – Flooding Causes Further Fatalities as Tropical Cyclone Sarika Approaches
A further 11 deaths resulting from the current floods in central Vietnam have been reported by officials as the country prepares for the oncoming Tropical Cyclone Sarika. According to Vietnam’s…
Aid Groups in Philippines Ready Food, Shelter to Respond to Super Typhoon
Typhoon Haima is approaching the Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 225kph and gusts of 315kph By Beh Lih Yi JAKARTA, Oct 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid agencies were…
Vietnam – Torrential Rain and Floods Leave 24 Dead
At least 24 people have died in flooding in Central Vietnam after a period of heavy rain triggered by a tropical depression. Vietnam’s Disaster Management Center (DMC) says that severe…
Philippines – Typhoon Sarika Prompts 40,000 Evacuations
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines reports that over 50,000 people have been affected by Typhoon Sarika (known locally as Karen). Almost 40,000 people were…
Ukraine – Floods and Storms in Odessa Leave 3 Dead
The State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine has reported that 3 people died when a storm hit parts of the Odessa region on Wednesday, 12 October, 2016. Severe weather warnings…
Spain – Deadly Floods in Catalonia After 25cm of Rain in 24 Hours
One man has died in Barcelona Province, Spain, after torrential rain and flooding across Catalonia that began yesterday, 12 October. The worst hit area was the comarca (county) of Maresme.…
USA – Severe Flooding in North Carolina Breaks 14 Peak Flow Records
Days after Hurricane Matthew made its approach up the east coast, North Carolina is still feeling impacts from the storm as severe flooding has hit much of the central and…
Canada – Record Rain Causes Floods in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
Parts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada, have seen record rainfall, flooding and damaging 100km/h winds after a severe storm hit the area from 11 October. Environment Canada said the…
South East Europe – Floods Leave 1 Dead in Albania, Hundreds Evacuated in Romania
Heavy downpours in parts of south eastern Europe have caused damaging floods in Albania, Greece and Romania over the last few days. One Dead in Albania Albania’s Interior Ministry reported…
