Indonesia – 5 Dead, 1 Missing After Floods and Landslides in 14 Regions
Floods and landslides in Indonesian over the last few days have left as many as 5 people dead and 1 missing. Authorities say that the rainy season arrived later than…
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USA – East Coast Winter Storm Brings Flooding to New Jersey and Delaware
Winter storm Jonas has swept northwards along eastern USA, affecting over 80 million people. The Nor’easter brought high levels of snowfall and winds up to 80 mph (130 kmh). At…
Brazil – Floods in Rio de Janeiro State Displace Over 500
Days of constant rain since 15 January 2016 have put several municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on flood and landslide alert. According to the State Environmental…
Tanzania – 400 Displaced and 1 Dead after Floods in Mwanza and Dodoma – Further Flood Warnings Issued
Several periods of heavy rainfall in Tanzania since 14 January 2016 have caused flooding in the regions of Mwanza and Dodoma, according to local media. At least 400 people have…
Mozambique – Floods in the North, Drought in the South
The National Emergency Operating Center (CENOE: Centro Nacional Operativo de Emergencia) in Mozambique announced last week that 33 people had died as a result of strong wind, heavy rain and…
Brazil – Floods Affect 65,000 in Mato Grosso do Sul
As many as 29 municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, have declared a state of emergency after heavy rain and floods that began in early January 2016. The flooding…
Ecuador – Floods in Manabí and Guayas
Heavy rain that began on 19 January 2016 has caused flooding in the Manabí and Guayas provinces of Ecuador. Manabí Province In the province of Manabí, the heavy rain began…
Indonesia – Floods Displace 500 in East Java, Flood Warnings in Jambi as Batang Hari River Rises
Floods in parts of East Java, Indonesia, have forced at least 500 people to evacuate their homes. Meanwhile in North Aceh, the floods that affected 12 districts have started to…
Bolivia – Thousands Affected by Floods in La Paz Department – Impacts of El Niño Seen in 8 Departments
Around 25 families have been left homeless after rivers overflowed, destroying their homes in Guanay, Larecaja province, about 140 km north of the capital La Paz, Bolivia. A further 600…
Indonesia – 1,500 Evacuate Floods in Aceh Province
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) reported yesterday that flooding in Aceh Province, on the island of Sumatra, has forced 1,505 people to evacuate. Several days of heavy rain increased…
Paraguay River Floods from Space
Since late December 2015, heavy rains, driven by a strong El Niño, have increased river levels in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. At one point flooding had forced over 150,000…
Arkansas – December 2015 Flooding Worst in 25 Years
The US Geological Survey (USGS) say that the December 2015 flooding of Arkansas rivers was some of the worst seen since 1990. Significant flood peaks occurred across the Arkansas, White…
Brazil – 150,000 Affected by Floods in Paraná State
The civil defence authority in the Brazilian state of Paraná, Defesa Civil do Paraná, report that heavy rain between 09 and 12 January, 2016, has caused widespread flooding in 49…
Angola – Floods in Benguela Displace 10,000
Floods and heavy rain that began on 06 January 2016, continue to affect the southern African nation of Angola. Earlier this week, flooding, storms and heavy rain were reported in…
Sierra Leone – Freetown Flood Victims Still in Temporary Camps 4 Months On
The Red Cross say that victims of the floods that struck in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in September 2015 are still displaced, staying in camps at stadiums. In Freetown, an estimated…
Malawi – Floods Destroy Hundreds of Homes in Central and Northern Regions
In a statement yesterday, the Malawi government confirmed that heavy rains and hailstorms have damaged or destroyed 664 houses in Kasungu District, Central Region. The rain and floods struck between…
