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A report by the UK’s Environment Audit Committee issued last week said that the British government is failing to protect communities from the growing risk of flooding. The Committee warns…
Heavy rainfall and floods since 09 June 2016 have affected southern parts of China, leaving 1 dead and 5 missing, destroying 1,100 homes and forcing 16,000 to evacuate. Ganzhou in…
Wide areas of Accra, Ghana, are under water after a period of heavy rain that began 09 June 2016. Residents of the city are fearing a repeat of last year’s…
The Association Française de l’assurance (AFA) say that 77,000 insurance claims have already resulted from the floods and that the French insurance industry expect this figure to rise to around…
Torrential rain caused flash floods in London and parts of southern England yesterday, 07 June, 2016. Some areas of south London saw over a month’s worth of rain in just…
Tasmania State Emergency Service (SES) say that the state has experienced some of the worst flooding in at least 40 years, with record rain falls and record river heights recorded…
Storms that began on 04 June resulted in strong winds, high surf and heavy rain across south east Australia. Some areas have seen over 400mm of rain over the last…
Update: The bodies of the remaining 4 missing soldiers swept away by flood waters during a training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, have now been found. A total of 9…
Another flood related death has been reported in France, bringing the total number of fatalities to three since 29 May, 2016. The flood situation in the previously affected areas in…
Update: 03 June 2016 Police in Lower Bavaria reported late on 02 June 2016 that the body of a sixth victim has been found. The 65-year old man was found…
Continued heavy rain in France from 29 May has left the two departments of Seine-et-Marne and Loiret suffering major flooding and a further 8 departments in France experiencing serious flood…
Heavy rain in Haiti has resulted in further flooding, particularly in Ouest Department, where the city of Léogâne in Haiti was flooded for a second time in 6 weeks. According…
Over 200 mm of rain in just six hours has caused landslides and flooding in areas around Recife, the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco. Recife Civil Defence say…
A storm and heavy rain from late 29 May 2016 caused flooding in parts of southern Germany which has left at least 3 people dead. The worst hit area is…
Six people have now been reported to have died in flooding that has affected parts of Texas since 26 May 2016. On Sunday 29 May, 2016, a woman died after…
Record rain of 420 mm in 24 hours triggered floods in south east Texas on Thursday, 26 May 2016. Officials say that at least two people were killed and three…
